I’m searching for boots similar to these but vegan for obvious reasons. I love boots but haven’t had them for years because I couldn’t find any cool-looking.

  • douglasg14b@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Isn’t the quality stuff still just plastic and rubbers? Just a better kind for the job? Or are there other durable organics that do the truck 🤔

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      8 months ago

      Apparently people are saying the mushroom leather is good. I personally don’t have or want leather/leather-like stuff, so I could be out of date or wrong, but I remember there was leather made from plants that was offered as being premium and durable.

      Edit: here’s some examples, I’m not sure if how they all rack up. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant-based_leather

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        6 months ago

        I think it’s important to note here that many plant-based leathers still contain some amounts of petroleum-based plastics. This may change in the future, but at the moment many leather alternatives are still not 100% sustainable (it’s questionable whether animal leather is, though).

        Vegan leathers that don’t contain plastics often also look and feel more distinct from real leather (e.g. cork or teak leaves).