Sone things which look like leather but feel like plastic are split skin - literally an inner layer of the skin taken off to make the outer layer thinner more pliable leather suitable for garments, the inner layer is more porous and friable, so a layer of plastic is applied and textured by running it through heated embossing rollers and it often looks quite good when new, but it is likely to separate after a while if used for such things as straps where it is constantly being bent or twisted.
Anne the Pleater
I presume to dictate to no man what he shall eat or drink or wherewithal he shall be clothed."
-- The Hon. Stuart Ruaidri Erskine, The Kilt & How to Wear It, 1901.
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