Tag: leather
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It’s time we get honest about leather alternatives
Actually leather is more sustainable because it’s a byproduct of the beef industry. As long as people are eating meat, leather is going to be there. To be honest, I hadn’t thought of it that way. That insight came from Logan Duran, VP of ESG at Tapestry. He sat on a panel on sustainability in…
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A handbag made from grapes? Stella McCartney debuts new leather alternative
As a nonvegan, I never really gave a second thought to the idea of using leather products. Besides the vegan alternatives never really seemed to hold up. I mean, squeaky pleather pants and bags that peeled didn’t hold up to the quality I saw in leather. In a debate of the ethics of using animal…