Leather is leather, PU a leather is plastic!

Leather is leather from a hide. Vegan leather and PU leather are synthetics and def shouldn’t be referred to as leather. Important whatever your ethics. Correct and informative labelling is important.

OP you're not the only one who finds this irritating. I was looking for a leather phone case recently, and the number of items marked as leather after a Google search, which having read the small print I discovered not to be genuine leather, was beyond a joke. There was one on Ebay that I looked at, there was absolutely NOTHING to indicate that it was PU or vegan or faux, it clearly stated 'genuine leather', but the price told me that this wasn't true. In the end, I made contact with the 'Seller', who confirmed that the product was faux leather! I wonder just how many they've sold to unsuspecting people who thought they were getting a bargain, only to have to replace it within a few months, when the surface of the 'leather', began to crack and fall off.

Those who believe leather is a natural product should read about how it is produced and its toxic environmental impact. Not saying that plastic is better - far from it, but there are ethical, more sustainable products available. You have to be careful what you buy.

If you don’t know honestly what something is made of it’s difficult to make an ethical choice. I would rather not buy a leather bag (I’m a vegetarian so wearing dead animals seems hypocritical plus concern for the toxic environment from the dyes for foreign workers) but PU does not biodegrade and is made from fossil fuels and toxic dyes too. It is so hard to negotiate these ethical issues! As a solution I have bought fabric bags but often they are made of synthetic fibres so fossil fuels too and cotton totes aren’t practical in rain or very smart. Vintage bags from charity shops may be better but the issues are still there! Any advice anyone?

I have the same problem with silk. I wanted a silk scarf but had to wade through several websites purporting to sell silk scarves only to find that the majority were selling scarves made with man made fibre advertised as silk.

dotpocka

pu polyurethane
lost clients because i would not use any fake materials
any on a bike it does not protect

I can accept that leather is too heavy for the keen cyclist but so-called motor bike leathers do give a reliable degree of protection to surface areas in the event of coming off. I am amazed at the foolhardy bike/moped riders who risk losing large areas of skin in the event of a tumble.