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Apple Announces 'FineWoven' Material, Will No Longer Make Leather Accessories
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Was there much leather left in many of the accessories anyway? The iPhone 13 and 14 leather cases I've had or seen have worn out really quickly, they don't seem to last anywhere near as long as the leather cases I had in years past.
I even used to be able to sell my old leather cases in the 4/5/6 days because people wanted the built up leather patina.
It comes down to the kind of leather used. Most manufacturers will say they use “genuine leather”, which is technically leather because it’s the scraps from other leather products glued or bonded together. You also have pleather, AKA fake or synth leather, which iirc if it’s 100% pleather it’s actually good, but anything less than 100% and it becomes absolute shit.
The older leather stuff and modern premium leather will usually be full-grain leather, which is the actual good leather we know and love.