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Exclusive: Hermès Bets on Mushroom-Based ‘Leather’

The leather-goods powerhouse is testing alternative materials in a break with tradition, reimagining its ‘Victoria’ travel bag in a lab-grown substitute.
Hermès Victoria bag made with Sylvania, a leather alternative developed from MycoWorks' patented Fine Mycelium.
Hermès Victoria bag made with Sylvania, a leather alternative developed from MycoWorks' patented Fine Mycelium. Coppi Barbieri.
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Hermès is synonymous with classic luxury — a brand that barely strays from its iconic calfskin bags and silk scarves. But in a new, unlikely collaboration, the French maison is breaking with tradition and turning to a leather-like material grown in a lab.

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