It’s soft. It’s vegan. It looks just like leather.
It’s also made from fossil fuels.
An explosion in the use of inexpensive, petroleum-based materials has transformed the fashion industry, aided by the successful rebranding of synthetic materials such as plastic leather (once less flatteringly referred to as "pleather”) into hip alternatives such as "vegan leather,” a marketing masterstroke meant to suggest environmental value.
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