10 leather pieces for Fall/Winter 2020 Not the usual biker jacket, but also dresses, shirts, skirts and trousers, in an eco-friendly version

Leather is not only the must-have element in our wardrobes for this 2020/21 season but it can also turn into a sustainable trend. How many times have we asked ourselves what is the difference between leather, faux leather and eco-leather? Understanding this, today, is really important, in order to buy more consciously. First of all, eco-leather comes from that concept of ethical fashion that sees the processing of animal skins from farms for food purposes. This means that the derivation of leathers is not only more valuable, but above all subjected to strict rules for a low environmental impact. Following faux fur, used by almost all the brands in the industry, eco-leather is now the protagonist of the sustainable measures of many fashion houses. But eco-leather is not the only sustainable solution. Many brands, even some fast fashion chains, are experimenting with the creation of leather-effect fabrics with many different materials. And this is how paper, polyurethane, cork, pineapple, apple and orange scraps will parade on the catwalks.

Embracing these experiments Daniel Lee of Bottega Veneta, with the iconic pouch in faux leather called “Carta”. A fiber composed of 45% polyamide, 45% polyurethane and 10% paper in a single color variant with a used effect. But also in cork, a 100% recyclable material, super light and water resistant. Both with natural shades according to the trend that sees the skin no longer only in the traditional black. Here is the classic very long trench coat with Matrix effect turns chocolate, again according to Bottega Veneta. Paul Andrew, on the other hand, has chosen to find among the old stocks of the Ferragamo maison by recycling them for use in the FW20 collection. Even the Florentine brand adopts the colors of the earth, for dresses, outerwear, shirts, trousers and accessories that change from mustard to burgundy through gray and green. Brown total look also for Balmain, who in the first look on the catwalk wraps Liya Kebede in a bodice that seems modeled on her. The version proposed by Tod's to wear over the shirt is more structured and composed, like the minidress with a square neckline.