If you take suede leather and put it on a piece of steel, and put moisture on it, it actually sticks.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Ninety percent of the people who come to my stores have no idea I don't work with leather.
I don't want to look at other people my age in leather. Why would I put it on?
Pretending that the fashion industry isn't in part based on leather would be quite stupid of me, but at the same time, there is another way of doing things - even outside of leather. I don't use PVC either, for example, because it is harmful.
In a pinch, when my leather shoes need a quick shine, I take the inside of a banana peel and rub it on the leather like I would a shoe wax. Then I spit-shine it and buff it with a cloth, and my shoes look great.
Sometimes, you just get a label and it sticks.
When punk picked up black leather, I put it down.
It may sound crazy, but maybe there's an economic way of producing a leather-like product in the laboratory.
Leather accents on pieces make it fun and spices up an outfit.
Best, I'd advise, to give up all animal products obtained by cruel methods. There are some fine companies nowadays offering leather substitutes.
Think about doing a bunch of stunts in leather. What does leather do? It doesn't stretch, it rips.