Hermes Sylvania mushroom-based leather
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Hermes Sylvania mushroom-based leather
According to the Business of Fashion, Hermes is testing alternative materials in a break with tradition, reimagining its ‘Victoria’ travel bag in a lab-grown substitute. From the Mycoworks website, The new material Sylvania, a hybrid of nature and biotechnology, is the exemplar of a new...
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I love it and am glad that they now are offering a cruelty free option. I also hope that H bringing out non leather bags will make more people at least educate themselves on bags that are not made out of leather so that I never have to hear " pleather is just pvc" again.
There are now more options out there and they mimick leather more than plastic. I hope that this is more sustainable than leather too, but couldn't find enough background information on that.
There are now more options out there and they mimick leather more than plastic. I hope that this is more sustainable than leather too, but couldn't find enough background information on that.
Hi,
The bags have actually have not been made as of yet. I have read that HERMES is considering this as an option not to use animal leather.
I’ve seen and touched the bag. It looked papery and I originally thought it was some kind of cellulose-based material. Touch-wise, it’s a dryer touch than leather but nothing unpleasant about it. Certainly no smell that I could detect, although I’ll admit I didn’t stick my head in it 
As you can see on the front, there’s a faint scratch so I believe it will be Barenia-like in its aging, with marks becoming a patina of sorts.
As you can see on the front, there’s a faint scratch so I believe it will be Barenia-like in its aging, with marks becoming a patina of sorts.
Not a fan of the idea, I'm a leather junkie
And I don't think I would buy a Hermès bag at today's prices if it's made of mushrooms. Also I don't think there will be leather shortages until humans will eat meat. Not in my lifetime, anyway.
Having said all this I'm still curious to check it out, if it will be produced!
And I don't think I would buy a Hermès bag at today's prices if it's made of mushrooms. Also I don't think there will be leather shortages until humans will eat meat. Not in my lifetime, anyway.Having said all this I'm still curious to check it out, if it will be produced!
I’ve seen and touched the bag. It looked papery and I originally thought it was some kind of cellulose-based material. Touch-wise, it’s a dryer touch than leather but nothing unpleasant about it. Certainly no smell that I could detect, although I’ll admit I didn’t stick my head in it
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As you can see on the front, there’s a faint scratch so I believe it will be Barenia-like in its aging, with marks becoming a patina of sorts.
No opinion about the bag but it's cracking me up that they've got a microphone pointed at it... Do they expect it to make a speech?
I absolutely agree! I would not be interested in any bags made from mushrooms.Not a fan of the idea, I'm a leather junkie
Having said all this I'm still curious to check it out, if it will be produced!
I would not be interested as well. For sure, the bags would be equally expensive.I would not. But only because I’m allergic to mushrooms.. but I’m curious to see how this turns out.
They actually had it “speaking” to be explain itself. Very well done in terms of merchandisingNo opinion about the bag but it's cracking me up that they've got a microphone pointed at it... Do they expect it to make a speech?
I suppose as long as people are eating meat, there will be leather available. I need to give a lot of though to buying an ultra expensive bag from a mushroom. However, I completely understand the environment concerns.
Agreed. Appreciate the innovation behind H trying new things. There is something to be said for that. However, I don’t think it will be as luxurious as real leather or last as long. Imitations almost never are. Fake fur is another example; no matter how much better people say it has become over the years it still can’t compare to the real thing.Not a fan of the idea, I'm a leather junkie
Having said all this I'm still curious to check it out, if it will be produced!