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NOT SINCE the Space Race has fashion been so into science. In the past few years, luxury brands have been in R&D overdrive experimenting with vegan leather alternatives. Stella McCartney and Hermès ...

Seven millennia since its invention, leather remains one of the most durable and versatile natural materials. However, some consumers question the ethical ramifications and environmental ...

An Indian start-up has found an unusual use for the tonnes of flowers which clog the Ganges: turning them into vegan leather. Inside a dusty compound in the northern Indian city of Kanpur lies a ...

If you like the look of leather but also want a more sustainable and ethical fashion industry, you haven't really had many options. While real leather obviously doesn't fit with an ethical lifestyle, ...

Vegan leather products made, clockwise from top left, from cactus (from Desserto by Fossil), apple skins (by Sylven New York), cork (by MB Cork), pineapple leaves (from Piñatex by Nike) and mushrooms ...

Editor’s Note: This story was produced as part of CNN Style’s The September Issues, a hub for facts, features and opinions about fashion, the climate crisis, and you. Imagine a handbag that’s strong ...

Vegan fashion was cited as major trend for 2018, according to The Future 100 Report. A trend that keeps gaining momentum. Vegan consumers continue to sprout new industries (vegan travel being one) ...

Chances are, you’ve heard of vegan leather. You’ve probably even heard of mushroom leather, but what about apple leather? A byproduct of the apple juice industry, apple leather is made from ...

Whether you call it faux leather, vinyl, or pleather, polyvinylchloride (PVC) clothing has gotten a pretty bad rap since it first hit the scene in the 1960s. But somewhere along the line, we stopped ...