Vegan & Alternative Leather - But Not As You Know It

Leather is one of the oldest and still wildly popular materials, but it can come with a hefty price tag on the environment. In this article, Techstyle highlights a number of exciting innovations that have emerged to bring sustainable leather alternatives into the market.

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Tiffany Chen

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