There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
So while I understand the durability and commercial availability of certain animal products, leather, fleece, down, etc., I'm not sure I feel comfortable purchasing newly manufactured products with said animal materials. I'd much rather buy a worn, second hand leather jacket at a thrift shop (still working on finding one near me,) than get new leather and have to break it in...
I don't know if this is just something I'm interested in right now, but I'm sure there's a movement towards non animal/vegan fashion material like jackets, bags, wallets, etc. I've only seen a few but if anyone knows more, I'd love to be part of a drop or two so I can get more things to my slowly building "adult wardrobe."