Leatherette
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Leatherette is imitation leather, especially one that is made with paper and cloth, or from plastic. Leatherette bound books and cameras are good examples of leatherette. Leatherette clothing of various kinds (including lingeries) also exists.
A disadvantage of plastic "leatherette" is that it is not porous and does not allow air to pass through it, thus sweat can accumulate if it is used for clothing, car seat coverings, etc.
It is also known that people exposed to extreme heat (e.g. fire burn victims) may suffer additional serious skin damage by contact with burning or melting leatherette. This phenomena was described in the song Warm Leatherette by the Normal, which was popularized by Grace Jones.
