Hide and chic: are clothes and apparel made from alternative leathers better for the environment?

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Vegan leathers are complicated by questions of commercial viability and sustainability. How do they compare to traditional leather? Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comIn sustainable fashion, breathless promises about vegan leather have arrived thick and fast for over a decade. Innovations promise mushroom an