Archive for the ‘Exotics’ Category

Yves Saint Laurent Muse Two Bag

Yves Saint Laurent Muse Two Bag

This season, it’s all about exotics, and Yves Saint Laurent has created the perfect bag to make you queen of the urban lipstick jungle. YSL’s creation is a multicolored, structured leather bag with a ponyskin leopard-print finish. It has black suede trim and lining, with a black leather top handle and tabs. It has a foldover flap with studs, eyelets, and a clasp (to fasten) in front, a stud-fastening pocket at back, an internal zipped compartment and pouches. Silver-tone hardware, silver-tone f…

Dolce & Gabbana Custom Made Crocodile Collection

Dolce & Gabbana Custom Made Crocodile Collection

The Italian dynamic due, Dolce and Gabbana will be releasing their special luxury collection bags in time for fall. The theme custom made crocodile collection. The luxury collection will be featuring bags – from men’s briefcases to weekend bags to travel cases and – that are made from black crocodile. The collection is made more special because of a tiny surprise for each owner of a Custom Made Crocodile Collection bag. According to the Dolce & Gabbana Custom Made Leather Collection press releas…

Nancy Gonzalez Shiny Croc Tote

Nancy Gonzalez Shiny Croc Tote

Colombian-based designer Nancy Gonzalez has instantly gotten the attention of many fashion watchers with her exquisite accessory line. And although she has her share of neutrals, it is her choice of bold and bright colors that has gotten handbag enthusiasts crazy, especially when it comes to her exotic purses. The Nancy Gonzales Shiny Croc Tote is one of her most eye-catching creations. Made of Caiman fuscus crocodile leather, this bright violet tote is a total stand-out (note that this is also…

Burberry Alligator Warrior

Burberry Alligator Warrior

Not all Burberry handbags appear in the usual Check pattern. Nevertheless, those bags that do not have the brand’s traditional pattern that made Burberry famous have also attracted a lot of attention to handbag watchers like us, such as this $22,000 Alligator Warrior. As seen in the runway, this purse is made of exotic alligator skin filled with medal studs. It may not look like alligator in the photos, but the leather is more obvious at a closer look. The bag also features an adjustable should…

Gucci Python Hysteria Bag

Gucci Python Hysteria Bag

The opening of the Gucci flagship store in New York was packed with shoppers and admirers, all wanting to get their hands on the best Italian leather goods. The limited-edition “Gucci Loves New York” bags was sold out in a couple of hours, but the excitement is still sustained thanks to their latest line of handbags that have thankfully been giving a kick to the otherwise lagging purse category of this luxury powerhouse. The Hysteria series comes in different shapes and sizes, but all have the …

Coach Legacy Alligator Pocket Flap

Coach Legacy Alligator Pocket Flap

Popular handbag brand Coach has branched out to exotics recently, offering purses with luxurious materials such as alligator skin. Their new Legacy Alligator Pocket Flap features the iconic Coach pocket flap bag in imported alligator and leather trim. Just like its cow leather cousins, the Coach Legacy Alligator Pocket Flap features an inside zip pocket, cell phone pocket, ring to clip kets, and two outside flap pockets with turnlock closure.The only flak I can give to this handbag is that it o…

Diane von Furstenberg Crocodile Wrap Bag

Diane von Furstenberg Crocodile Wrap Bag

Insanely priced at $10,000, the Diane von Furstenberg Crocodile Wrap Bag is something that you would not see everyday. It is a spinoff of the much simpler and cheaper Diane von Furstenberg Wrap Bag. The croc version is both casual and exotic at the same time or so says another review.Using crocodile skin might justify the price tag, however,  the design would not, if based on the feedback gathered. Some find the bag unusually crafted. Some observed it is just a fancy tote bag. They do not mind t…