evidence: Before diving into the types of vegan leather, it is important to understand that the term "vegan" in fashion is not synonymous with "sustainable". It merely addresses the fact that items are made out of plants instead of animals. [...] Nonetheless, the bigger issue is how the fashion industry deliberately conceals it through extensive exploitation of greenwashing. Continuously portrayed as a sustainable alternative, the public is pushed to believe that all vegan leather has zero environmental consequences. In a survey by Atomic Research for Leather UK and Leather Naturally, 74% of respondents found the term "vegan leather" confusing and were unaware of the presence of plastics in it. [...] With mass support, this sustainable method of producing vegan leather has tremendous potential to overthrow real leather and dominate the fashion scene.