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Post by Netsuke on Mar 17, 2024 10:22:31 GMT 2
Vegan leather! What a Rip off! Whomever thought that up is one smart cookie! It’s either leather or it’s not Leather. Calling something vegan leather
is just a way for people to feel good about themselves! “Oh, we don’t wear fur coats….think of the animals” “Oh, we don’t wear leather boots …..think of the poor animals” We wear vegan leather, we have a pleather sofa.
If it ain’t leather it’s vinyl. You can give it whatever fancy name you like, but if it’s not leather, it’s not leather. To hell with it all! No way would I wear non-leather shoes. Except thongs of course, they’re different!
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Post by tzarine on Mar 17, 2024 18:55:15 GMT 2
performative shopping
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Post by Voy on Mar 19, 2024 1:47:01 GMT 2
how would a curator deal with vegan leather,,  |
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Post by tzarine on Mar 19, 2024 4:30:52 GMT 2
voy
"a collection of artisan crafted & curated vegan leather bags & accessories from locally sourced materials"
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Post by Scrubb on Mar 19, 2024 5:20:17 GMT 2
Seems like a silly term to me, but I guess we have vegan meat, so...
Still, didn't they used to just say "synthetic material"? What was wrong with that?
I was interested - and surprised - to hear that synthetic boots/shoes are actually better for the environment than leather. I'd always assumed that all the chemical and plastic crap that goes into making a pair of synthetic boots would be much worse than leather, but nope, it's the other way around. The techniques for tanning and dying and all that are actually nastier.
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Post by tzarine on Mar 19, 2024 7:41:22 GMT 2
the smell of tanning leather is just awful
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Post by slowcoach on Mar 19, 2024 8:09:30 GMT 2
'Twas Leatherette.
I guess the vegan market must be bigger than the PU fanciers market.
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Post by auntieannie on Mar 19, 2024 8:10:23 GMT 2
Seems like a silly term to me, but I guess we have vegan meat, so... Still, didn't they used to just say "synthetic material"? What was wrong with that? I was interested - and surprised - to hear that synthetic boots/shoes are actually better for the environment than leather. I'd always assumed that all the chemical and plastic crap that goes into making a pair of synthetic boots would be much worse than leather, but nope, it's the other way around. The techniques for tanning and dying and all that are actually nastier. oh, that IS interesting. yes, modern tanning etc techniques are dire. and the old fashioned way is not very satisfactory in terms of variety etc... |
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