Shoes made from grapes and mushroom handbags: the rise of animal-free leather

Alt leather' is becoming increasingly mainstream thanks to a drive towards more sustainable fashion

Would you ever wear shoes made from grape leather"? Or gloves in cactus leather"? What about a kombucha leather" jacket and a mushroom leather" bag?

With the drive towards more sustainable fashion, the burgeoning world of animal-free alt leathers" is becoming increasingly mainstream. This week saw the launch of new sustainable trainer brand Lerins, from Dune founder Daniel Rubin, including 130 shoes made with a leather-like material created from grape skins left over from wine-making.