The "tradition" is that sporrans are informal, semiformal and formal. As far as I can tell to be semiformal or formal it must be a fur sporran. To be formal it generally has a cantle, etc. So, it's not a question of leather or not. I suggest if it looks good it is good.
A hunting sporran generally opens at the top with no flap that goes over the front as in the Rob Roy and many cookie cutter sporrans.
There a many web sites that will explain all of this. Also see Charles Thompson's So You're going to wear the Kilt.
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