Nubuck-like woven fabric and method of producing same

A nubuck-like woven fabric comprising a two-layered structural yarn wherein ultra-fine polyester multifilaments having a single fiber thickness of 0.001 to 0.5 denier are primarily disposed in a sheath portion and polyester multifilaments having a single fiber thickness larger than that of the ultra-fine polyester multifilaments are primarily disposed in a core portion;

• said woven fabric satisfying the following two requirements (1) and (2):
• (1) the woven fabric has an apparent specific gravity B of 0.35 to 0.7 as calculated by the following formula from the weight per unit area W (g/m.sup.2) and thickness t (mm) of the woven fabric which are measured as follows according to JIS-L 1096-1990:
• B=W/(1,000.times.t)
• wherein the weight per unit area W (g/m.sup.2) of the woven fabric is determined by weighing the weight (g) of three specimens each having a size of 20 cm.times.20 cm at a temperature of 20.degree..+-.2.degree. C. and a relative humidity of 65.+-.2%, and the average weight is expressed in terms of a value per m.sup.2, and the thickness t (mm) of the woven fabric is determined by measuring the thickness (mm) using a thickness meter on five locations of each specimen under an initial load of 7 gf/cm.sup.2 at a temperature of 20.degree..+-.2.degree. C. and a relative humidity of 65.+-.2% and expressing the average thickness in mm;
• and
• (2) the woven fabric has a shear rigitity G of 0.2 to 1.5 gf/cm.multidot.deg as measured by the shear testing method according to KES (Kawabata Evaluation System).