PURPOSE: To provide a functional leather used for the surface materials of furnitures, bags, motor vehicles, etc., and for the insteps of shoes, bags, etc., being excellent in resistance to stain, abrasion chemicals, etc., and in delustering appearance, touch, etc., and further having functions similar to natural leathers, and to provide a method for producing the leather.

CONSTITUTION: A foam layer 2 is formed on a base fabric 1. A fluororesin film 5 is formed on the foam layer 2 directly or through a vinyl chloride resin cover layer 3, and a fine uneven pattern S having depressions and projections with different sizes is formed at least on one surface of the film 5. The uneven pattern irregularly reflects light to give a delustered appearance, and gives a soft touch. According to the method, aforestated the foam layer or both the foam layer and the cover layer are laminated to the base fabric, and the fluororesin film is adhesively bonded to the foam layer or the cover layer, followed by subjecting the laminated product to a crumpling process under a wet-heating condition. An embossing process may be applied to the laminated product prior to the crumpling process. The crumpling process and the embossing process form the uneven pattern at least on the surface of the film.