Synthetic vs Synthetic
"Similar" may work equally well for some applications, but not necessarily the same for all applications. If the less costly alternative works for your purpose, there's no reason to complain.

I appreciate classic patterns, but they have been discussed ad nauseam. Over the last 20yrs or so, particularly the last decade, synthetics have opened up a new frontier in tying, front simple incorporation into old standards to wildly different patterns.