I don't think anyone's actually answered your question, they've just given you reasons to consider fake leather. Do they look like leather? If you're more than 5' away then sure they do. Do they look so fake as to be cheesy? No. Are there heaps of good reasons to use vinyl instead of leather? Yes.
You're not going to fool anyone who knows what they're looking at into thinking you have real leather bags, but noone's going to think they look like pressed trash liners either.
Matt
