Demand increases, and the supply will follow. As the same rule in
the fashion industry, exotic skins are needed badly to make luxury
goods, and the crocodile farms, ostrich farms etc are enlarged to offer
more quality leathers. Fashion houses crave finding the rarest skins to
surprise the market and make more profit. Nowadays, exotic luxury goods
have become popular, and exotic skins such as crocodile, alligator,
ostrich, lizard and python are wildly used in making shoes, belts, bags
and many more. The French fashion company Hermes is famous for bags made
of exotic skins such as Hermes croc Birkin, Hermes ostrich bags and
Ombre lizard Kelly.
Hermes croc bags are the staples of the
fashion house. The natural beauty of croc skin adds luxury and elegance
to the bags, besides, croc skin is extremely durable that can last for
years. The hot colors available for Hermes croc Birkin are blue
brighton, orange, rouge, and blue jean. Porosus croc and Nile croc skins
are rather fabulous and rare. They are special for making the most
luxurious and stunning bags. Alligator skin is even more valuable than
crocodile skin, as it features the unique umbilical scar while crocodile
does not. Hermes alligator Birkin bags have been released in limited
versions and few can get hands on them.
Unlike crocodile and
alligator, ostrich is not rare species and has a long tradition of being
fed on farms. In 1970s, ostrich skins became much in demand by fashion
designers. The crown leather supplying the beautiful quill follicles
patterns takes up only a third of an entire piece of ostrich body skin.
So the price depends on the size of the bag: the bigger, the pricier.
Ostrich skin absorbs colors quite well, this is why you can find rainbow
colors in ostrich. Victoria Beckham's gorgeous fuchsia ostrich Hermes
Birkin is very eye-catching on magazines and nets.
Lizard skin has
beautiful small scales with nice colors. It meets the standard of
Hermes and was introduced for making luxuriant Hermes lizard Bags. The
processed lizard skin feels luscious, rich and tactile and is usually
crafted into small Hermes items such as 25cm Kelly, mini Birkin,
clutches, wallets etc. Ombre lizard Kelly collection unveiled in 2007
made a splendid debut and became another staple of Hermes family.
For
many of us, a Hermes handbag is far beyond our reach, as one in leather
costs at least several thousand dollars, not to mention that in exotic
skin with sky-high price. If you get your hands on one, remember to
cherish it and care for it.
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