VEgan leather

Each product that leaves the Italian Shoe Factory features pristine quality leather and suede, sourced from the best ethical tanneries in Italy and around the world. When selecting a tannery, we ensure that each leather supplier has been audited against LWG standards also known as the Leather Working Group Environmental Auditing Protocol. The group seeks to improve the leather manufacturing industry by creating alignment on environmental priorities, bringing visibility to best practices and providing suggested guidelines for continual improvement. We also use vegan leather & vegetable tanned leather which is a natural tanning process and chrome-free leather in our production of footwear and leather goods.

GUIDE TO VEGAN LEATHER

WHAT IS VEGAN LEATHER?

Vegan leather, also known as microfiber or synthetic leather is made of non-animal materials designed to mimic the look and mechanical qualities of leather. The most commonly used materials for synthetic leathers are polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyurethane (PU), which are plastic based materials. Another term for fake leather is “pleather” which comes from the term plastic leather.

Non-animal materials have been around for decades, in the forms of vinyl and pleather and leatherette. In the past, their main selling point has been it’s economical affordability. However, with its new branding as ‘vegan,ʼ there is now an additional expectation of ecological concerns and ethical responsibility, hence the growing interest in vegan leathers, where designers and consumers alike seek to make more ethical choices.

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