Faux Leather vs. Real Leather Looks

Faux leather is a man-made, animal-free material designed to look and feel like genuine animal hide. It is also known as artificial leather, or vegan leather. Real leather is made from animal hide and lasts for decades, while faux leather is a synthetic plastic material that costs less and cleans easily.

Since faux leather is made from plastic materials which is not good for the environment. Even though faux leather is made from synthetic fibers it is something that lots of people might gravitate towards more than real leather especially due to its more affordable pricing. Faux leather has become trendy over the last few years. You may know it as vegan leather. You can find vegan leather pieces at higher end retailers as well as fast fashion retailers. But vegan leather is still synthetic leather and made of plastics. Real leather pieces are very costly, but you might be able to find some real leather pieces at some reasonable prices.

It's still not cold enough in NYC for faux leather or real leather coats or jackets. But winter will be here before you know it. So if you're looking for some faux leather, vegan leather or real leather looks then you've come to the right place. Below are some faux leather and real leather looks worth checking out. To learn more about the pieces below you can click on the links below each picture which will take you to the retailer selling the look.

COS Oversized Leather Belted Long Coat $999;

Mango Faux leather A-line skirt $89.99;

Aritzia Francesca leather Pant $498;

Morgan crackled faux leather large pouch $175;

Mango faux leather flared trousers $89.99;

Hudson faux leather bomber jacket $490;