•Pleather
•Faux Leather
•PVC Leather
•Polyurethane (PU) Leather
•Vegan Leather
Whatever you’d like to call it, “leather alternatives” seem to making their way into fashion on every price level. From the lower ended fashion icons of Forever 21 and H&M to the bohemian Free People to top designers, Tom Ford and Stella McCartney, “pleather” is being used more than ever and with fabulously, stylish results. Because of it’s lower cost, ease to work with, and the control gained over the result, using faux leather to create great pants, skirts and tops has become very fashionably acceptable. According to New York Magazine, this could be the Year of Pleather. Obviously, making and using pleather eliminates the animal cruelty issue that real leather poses! Even though this may not be the central reason for most designers to implement it, it is a wonderful bonus for people who have chosen not to wear products derived from animals!
The word “pleather”–a mashup of the words, plastic and leather–was coined to describe a synthetic leather that was made from plastic and that is, pretty much, what pleather is. PVC leather and Polyurethane leather may sound similar but, in fact, they are quite different. Many of you would think “Naugahyde” when thinking of artificial leather but designer pleather has come along way and couldn’t be further from it.
Read more about the pros and cons of pleather, why the fashion industry loves it and why you might be shopping for something pleather very soon on..
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Ellen Francis
Vegan American Princess LA
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