Is it patent leather?
2006-10-02 07:11:22 · 14 answers · asked by jose 3 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
Pleather ("plastic leather") is a slang term for synthetic leather made out of plastic. For some, pleather is a mildy derogatory term, implying that its use is a substitute for genuine animal hide leather to cut costs.
Pleather is often used as an inexpensive substitute for leather. Pleather may also be preferred because it is lighter than leather. Others choose to wear synthetic leather as an alternative to real leather citing reasons of animal cruelty. However, pleather, being made of plastic, will not decompose, so this must also be taken into consideration.
Pleather isn't a trademarked fabric or brand name, according to Fred Schecter, vice president of Sommers Plastics, a New Jersey maker of elaborate synthetic fabrics. "It just really means a man-made leather, but it's not any specific type."
Still, not all imitation leather is the same. The best pleathers are made of polyurethane, which Schecter said is washable, can be dry-cleaned and allows some air to flow through the garment. Another version of pleather is made of polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, which doesn't breathe and is difficult to clean.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleather
Peace.
2006-10-02 07:21:20 · answer #1 · answered by wonderwoman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plastic + Leather = Pleather
2006-10-02 07:22:06 · answer #2 · answered by Biggen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plastic + leather = pleather
2006-10-02 07:18:58 · answer #3 · answered by CrankyYankee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pleather is a plastic made to look and feel like leather. It had been around for years, but keeps getting more realistic.
2006-10-02 07:15:53 · answer #4 · answered by BUPPY'S MEME 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, patent leather is not the same as pleather, which is basically vinyl or "plastic leather"
2006-10-02 07:15:00 · answer #5 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a slang term, short for "PLastic Leather". Pleather is actually made out of a type of plastic.
2006-10-02 07:15:30 · answer #6 · answered by Boomish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not really leather - it is a type of plastic. So they blend the names together to form a new name....pleather...
Kinda like when you go to KFC and order mashed potatoes and you get that little half fork, half spoon - its called a spork!
2006-10-02 07:20:00 · answer #7 · answered by YDoncha_Blowme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
morph the words plastic/leather = pleather
2006-10-02 07:19:17 · answer #8 · answered by badbilly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
plastic+ leather= pleather
2006-10-02 07:15:03 · answer #9 · answered by Rachel D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's not real leather-probably a combo of vinyl and some other material to look similar to leather.
2006-10-02 07:14:37 · answer #10 · answered by mergirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋