Despite being a self-contradictory term, ‘vegan leather’ is so hot right now. If you want to make the ultimate environmentally-friendly statement, you have to order an electric car with a vegan leather interior. But the words “vegan” and “leather” can’t coexist next to each other because leather, by definition, is a material made from the skin of an animal using tanning or other processes to keep it from rotting.
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