However, it's important to remember that a lower price tag—or the use of vegan leather—doesn't necessarily mean a product is cheaply made, plastic based, or crafted without skill.

Vegan leather actually comes from petroleum-based plastic, but plastic-based leather comes at an impact one-third the amount of traditional leather production.

Vegan leather is in the news for being, well, plastic. Most of the alternatives offered by the fashion industry are petroleum-based products but the car industry, at least, might be getting it ...

Researchers have genetically engineered bacteria to grow animal- and plastic-free leather that dyes itself.

While real leather obviously doesn't fit with an ethical lifestyle, many vegetarian and vegan leather alternatives are made from plastic, adding to the already vast amount of waste filling our oceans.

Ahead, keep reading to learn more about what vegan leather is, where it comes from, and understand the differences between the material and its real counterpart.

Not all vegan leathers are created equal, but depending on the source material and manufacturing processes involved, both petroleum- or plastic-based and plant-based leather products may be quite ...

With the rise of the environmentally conscious consumer and veganism, fashion brands have looked for new sustainable fashion trends. Or at least, products that can be marketed as green. So, is ...

“It’s truly just plastic, which is rarely recycled and in vegan leather form it’s impossible to recycle—there’s essentially no sustainable vegan leather.” ...

These four leather alternatives look and feel like the real thing—but are much more eco-friendly, thanks to new fabrications that use way less plastic.

Luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Hermès are trading traditional leather with animal-friendly alternatives, and what these new hides are made of might surprise you.

Researchers at Imperial College London have genetically engineered bacteria to grow animal- and plastic-free leather that dyes itself.