Tackle Thursday: Vegan Leather?

[The Little Seed]

While vegan leather is an animal-friendly alternative to real leather, it can mean several different materials.
There are many other materials that can be used as leather alternatives. Some of these materials are:

Vegetan — a shop-owned trade name for one grade of microfibre
Poromeric imitation leathers (sometimes poromerics) — a group of synthetic 'breathable' leather substitutes made from a plastic coating (usually a polyurethane) on a fibrous base layer (typically a polyester).
Koskin — an artificial leather material commonly found in computer laptop cases
Leatherette — a form of artificial leather, usually made by covering a fabric base with plastic. The fabric can be made of a natural or a synthetic fibre which is then covered with a soft PVC layer.
Lorica — a wide range of Japanese microfibres including gloss-faced ones, dyed and softened in Italy. A type of artificial leather promoted by Sidi, an Italian bicycle shoe maker.
Birko-Flor — this proprietary material of Birkenstock is made of acrylic and polyamide felt fibres; a variation is made to replicate patent leather
Birkibuc — another proprietary material of Birkenstock, made of the same materials, but designed to replicate the look and feel of nubuck leather
Vinyl also known as PVC
Kydex — an acrylic-PVC alloy produced by Kleerdex
Cork Leather — made from the bark of Cork Oak trees
Ocean Leather — lesser-known versatile leather made from kelp
Rexine — a British proprietary brand of leathercloth used in vehicle trimming and bookbinding.

We're all fashionistas, and love a good style, especially with our bags! But being earth-friendly means taking care of our fellow inhabitants too!

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