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There's a term for that that's been used for decades: pleather, or plastic leather. Rebranding just confuses the already confusing world of materials. It's a
by willis936 3y ago
There's a term for that that's been used for decades: pleather, or plastic leather.
Rebranding just confuses the already confusing world of materials. It's a violation of the cooperative principle to sell a product: a shitty practice and not something on brand with "fair" and "open". Why not rebrand it "fossil fuel-based leather"?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_leather https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_leather
https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/when-did-we-start-calling-fake-leather-vegan-leather-20191014-p530gs.html https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/when-did-we-start-c...