That is what Pontiac used to call Pleather! I don't know how many little Morro's had to die to cover all those vinyl seats! It was a good read for a change.
Pleather? Yuck! I had Bates Corfam shoes whenn I was in the Navy. Hot and inflexible. The Corfam finally split, and did so at a fancy dress ball I was invited to. It was an embarrassing day, to say the least.