I was told by my stores director that VL is actually pressed leather, so it is a natural grain, but it is pressed, or rolled, so that is is flatter, and a bit stiffer, but still has the beautliful natural graining patterns of togo or clemence...As if you were to take togo or clemence and flatten it.
Epsom, on the other hand, is embossed, meaning the graining you see is applied to the leather with a kind of stamping process. It is a thinner leather than VL, and the embossed pattern is manmade.
^^^this is all correct ^^^....and I do not think it plasticky....people say chamonix is plasticky too, but I don't think so, I love it.....they are simply not supple handed leathers...they are more akin to saddle leather or other equestrian leather........VL is expensive and not for everyone, but if u love the color and u like a rigide feel and rich 2 toned look, VL is beautiful and extremely durable....also less weighty than togo. But again...not supple like togo. For me personally: Epsom, Togo, Box and Chamonix. But if VL is your taste, it's less common and considered very classy.
This is all IMHO except the info above^^^^. That's fact from the store.