Well, it’s right there in the name!

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Mine was a 2001 Fiat Multipla, powered with natural gas. One of the most reviled cars ever made, and produced when Fiat was at its worst. It was awesome.

As I wrote elsewhere, I believe there are still cases where leather really makes sense from a comfort/durability standpoint.

I, like most people, still eat at least some meat, so it seems rude to not make good use of the rest.

I guess your cars usually go to ~1million kilometers then?

The car won’t last forever anyway, if it’s used regularly.

I threw away my last car at 19 years and 380’000km with no tears on the cloth seats.

And yeah, fake leather is almost always a big no.

I don’t ever want leather seats in my car but your answer seems… Unrelated to my comment?

You won’t believe how many years I’ve had a driving license without spilling something on my seats…

Leather boots can, in my opinion, have their place. Leather shoes are often more hard-wearing, comfortable and maintainable, then many of the alternatives.

That does not include leather sneakers because in those the construction and sole will self destruct way before the leather, so you have a shoe with good upper and a crumbling sole.

But leather upholstery always seemed to me to be hard to justify. They seem to me to be functionally inferior and way more expensive.

Car seats… Noone ever had to change car because the seats were worn. And leather is hot in summer, cold in winter, and sticky against sweaty skin.

Office chair… Really? I have mine with a mesh back just to breathe a little better.

And with a couch… Just why?

I never understood leather car seats.

Can someone here explain to me the appeal of car seats that get extra cold in winter, extra hot in summer, and that will get all sticky against my sweaty leg if I sit down with shorts…

The global leather goods market is gigantic, and Grand View Research predicts it will reach USD $405.28 billion by 2030, up from $242.85 billion in 2022.

I have generally rather mixed feelings about leather, but that seems like a ridiculous number to use as a reference. As far as I can tell it’s the total price of the sold goods?

Which includes lots of stuff that has nothing to do with the leather…

Luis Vuitton is going to be raking in millions whether it uses leather or it switches to hemp or whatever. They’re selling prestige and brand, not real products.

(In the current political climate “going woke” by cutting leather would probably backfire in terms of image… But if they silently switched from leather to plastic noone would notice given the quality of their leathers)