It is rare, nowadays, for a high-end designer brand to truly shock shoppers with new collections, but Hermès managed to pull off the feat with a recent launch. The brand, known for its impeccable ...

Out west, where cattle ranches have long held sway, cowhide leather may be losing its luster. "You can't grow a cow to spec," said MycoWorks co-founder Sophia Wang. "Cows just do what they do. So, ...

I’m holding a small square piece of what looks like leather. The front of the fabric feels like leather, soft and pebbled; it even smells slightly like leather. But the material, called Mylo, is made ...

A new review article, from an international team of material scientists, is suggesting a leather-like material made from mushroom-derived biomass has the potential to be cheaper and more ...

Vegan leather products made, clockwise from top left, from cactus (from Desserto by Fossil), apple skins (by Sylven New York), cork (by MB Cork), pineapple leaves (from Piñatex by Nike) and mushrooms ...

Hermès’s most iconic product, the Birkin bag, regularly sells for upward of $200,000 at auction. But will these coveted bags be perceived as less valuable if they aren’t made from supple, buttery ...

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FROM AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT, SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER STOPPED BY UNION COUNTY TODAY TO CELEBRATE THE START OF PRODUCTION AT A NEW FACILITY THAT’S GENERATING 400 NEW JOBS. HE WAS ON ...