My purse? Why thank you! It is made from mushrooms...

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"...In March 2021, luxury fashion brand Hermés debuted their Victoria bag, which featured MycoWork's Fine Mycelium material, reports Olivia Rosane for EcoWatch...." (Smithsonian Magazine, The Daily, online July 29, 2022)

 

Yes, interesting. But, only useable for luxury brands so far.
Maybe the future will bring an affordable alterative.

 

Very interesting!

 

Speaking of plant-based "leather", I've also been eyeing these cactus-leather bags, from maker Everlane (which makes some fairly well-made stuff, at least as modern manufacturers go, IMO). Pretty cool, although still a bit out of my price range!

https://www.everlane.com/products/w...obo-black?collection=womens-shoes-accessories

"Made from organically sourced prickly pear cactus, the Desserto® textile is our first plant-based material to be used as a leather alternative. Why cactus? It has a great CO2 sequestering capacity and acts like a natural carbon sink, while using zero irrigation and naturally regenerating soil. Plus, 50% of the byproduct is redirected to the food industry and used to feed cattle."