faux leather

Imitation animal skin

Faux leather is synthetic material made to look and feel like leather.

It's manufactured from plastic polymers—usually polyurethane or PVC—applied to a fabric backing.

Faux leather appears in furniture, clothing, and accessories as a cheaper or animal-free alternative to the real thing: The jacket is faux leather, but you can barely tell.

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car seats · car interior · cruelty-free · vinyl · shoes · phthalates · upholstery · Naugahyde · ethical fashion · coating · jackets · fast fashion · belts · PVC · cheap · sustainability · shiny · squeaky

Categories
Opposites
authenticity of material

faux leathergenuine leather

full-grain leather · the real thing · bonded leather

material origin

faux leatheranimal hide

Beast's outer covering, removed

cowhide · calfskin · lambskin · pigskin · goatskin

Family

leather, faux

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G