Historically the actual tanning process used vegetable tanning.
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Vegetable tanning uses tannins ( a class of polyphenol astringent chemicals ), which occur naturally in the bark and leaves of many plants.
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Gucci, 63, who talked easily of vegetable tanning and decried the chemical leather treatment that dominates the industry now, could not see how Gucci's increased production could preserve quality.
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Chrome tanning is faster than vegetable tanning ( less than a day for this part of the process ) and produces a stretchable leather which is excellent for use in handbags and garments.