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I had to laugh. A very cute, red, embroidered “vegan leather” jacket for $198. is in a Boston Proper catalog I got today.
Back in the day, a vegan leather jacket was a plastic jacket for $29.99 at Kmart. Nice try Boston Proper.
I haven’t seen that jacket, but there is a pineapple byproduct that is being used as vegan leather. Pinatex. It’s very nice and durable. Also, not cheap.
I actually have a vegan leather purse. I didn't realize it was vegan leather when I bought it. It's NOTHING like pleather. It's actually very soft and buttery feeling. And it's lasted probably 5 years so far of seasonal use.
It's like a veggie burger, why? If you don't like meat why have an imitation of meat? If you don't like animal skin, why have an imitation? It's the same principle that don't eat meat but supports imitation meat and even have flavors that are similar.
It's like a veggie burger, why? If you don't like meat why have an imitation of meat? If you don't like animal skin, why have an imitation? It's the same principle that don't eat meat but supports imitation meat and even have flavors that are similar.
As someone who was vegetarian for a long time and still eats meat sparingly, almost every single veggie burger I've ever had or made tastes entirely different than red meat and is not trying to imitate the meat or have similar flavoring.
But even in the case of pleather that IS trying to imitate leather, I really see no issue with this. Some people like the look of leather but don't want to support the process, so they get an imitation product. The answer to 'why?' seems pretty black and white to me.
But even in the case of pleather that IS trying to imitate leather, I really see no issue with this. Some people like the look of leather but don't want to support the process, so they get an imitation product. The answer to 'why?' seems pretty black and white to me.
Beat me to it. People can like the look of a classic leather jacket or bag, but not ethically support the process behind it.
also, there are huge differences in the quality across the range of fake leather/pleather/vegan leather products. The $29.99 plastic jacket at Kmart was probably a pretty poor product. I see lots of very nice vegan leather jackets and other products these days that certainly take significantly more than $29.99 to make.
There are some really impressive faux leather products being made these days. I have some chukka boots that have been my go-to shoe for a few years now, and I've walked enough in them (many times in wet conditions) to have replaced the rubber heel three times now. Aside from a few scuffs, the uppers are still going strong. They've even got a stitched sole.
The products are the same and the "vegan" label is just marketing. Like marking things "gluten free" that never had gluten in them.
I got a great looking faux leather tote from Target that lasted forever and still looks good. The only reason I stopped using it was because it was really big and I'd fill it up and then it made my back hurt. I also recently bought some faux leather boots from Payless for a costume but they're so comfortable I wear them all the time.
If the marketing department wants to call the products vegan leather, it's fine with me.
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