Hi Howard. Eco leather is a faux leather. However, calling it a faux leather can also bring visions of plasticky vinyl, which this absolutely isn't. It's an amazing waterproof faux leather, with a realistic grain texture, and soft, suppleness to it. It even has a suede type back, not that it's seen on the luggage though. I have had a few people even sniff it for the leather smell, they are so convinced it's the real thing. If you can come up with a better name though, please do!
So essentially it's a way for us to offer leather look luggage at a fraction of the cost of the real thing - and without the car, maintenance and weight of the real thing too. And it's waterproof! And comes in lots of colours to match our cars.