Questionable Fashion Decisions People Made Again In 2021 - The List

As more consumers lean toward cruelty-free products and fashion items, pleather, or fake leather, has replaced the real deal in popular styles. Fake leather can be made from a variety of materials, including pineapple, mushroom, and apples (via Harper's Bazaar). The more accessible and affordable varieties of fake leather, however, are often polyurethane-based (a.k.a. plastic). Plastic microfibers can become dislodged from fake leather products and cause harm to human health through ingestion. As microplastic pollution continues to cause issues for sustainability and human health, the lifecycle of trendy clothing pieces is important for consumers to consider.

Animal rights organizations, like PETA, have advocated for the switch from real to fake leather products to discourage consumers from purchasing animal products. Sandra Sandor, the creative director for the brand Nanushka, told Harper's Bazaar, "There's reasonable ground to state that the environmental impact of producing vegan leather is lower than real leather." Sustainable designer Jourdan Norcose disagreed. "It's actually worse for the planet than regular," he said, referring to the polyurethane-based varieties.

While pleather provides a cheaper alternative and cruelty-free option to real leather, it does have a tendency to bunch up and resemble Hefty garbage bags. Before purchasing a trending pleather clothing piece, it's important to consider how many times it will actually be worn, since pleather is becoming a more questionable fashion choice by the day.

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