Snakeskin, Eel Skin and Other Exotic Leathers

New Look With Snakeskin Shoes, a Snakeskin Purse, Eel Skin or Shark

Jan 12, 2009

The striking patterns and textures of snakeskin shoes, a snakeskin purse, or a snakeskin bag are great. But just as intriguing is eel skin, shark skin and fish leather.

Each exotic leather is unique in grain and beauty. Snakeskin, eel skin, salmon and shark leather are four eye-catching hides that have recognizable patterns and textures.

Snakeskin Hides for Snakeskin Shoes or a Snakeskin Purse

Snakeskin leather ranges in color and pattern according to the species of snake. The hide is extremely supple and soft. The pliability of snakeskin makes it a favorite for designers when it comes to intricate and sophisticated projects. This leather is commonly used to make fashionable snakeskin wallets, snakeskin belts, snakeskin boots, snakeskin shoes, and snakeskin purses or handbags.

Python leather is a popular choice for a designer snakeskin purse . It is exotic, beautiful, and expensive.

Deadly sea snakes native to the barrier reefs of Australia and the South Asian seas of Japan and India are a marine option for snakeskin leather. The distinctive clear hides of sea snakes are also patterned with the characteristic hexagonal scales of their land-crawling relatives.

Fish Hides for Leather Apparel and Handbags

Perhaps one of the newest trends to make a splash in the fashion world is fish leather. Leathers made from the skins of salmon, Nile perch, and several other species have a scaly pattern and supple feel reminiscent of snakeskin.

When the skins are properly treated, they become extremely durable and are, of course, water resistant. In fact, fish leather has a unique memory effect which enables it to return to its original shape rather than stretching or becoming deformed when wet. Recently, salmon skin bikinis have been making waves in chic designer swimwear

Even though fish skins have been regarded as a waste product until now, salmon leather handbags, belts, wallets, and apparel don’t come at a bargain. Buyers can expect to shell out a hefty sum for this new look.

Eel Skin Hides for Eel Skin Boots or Eel Skin Purses

Eel skin boots or eel skin purses glide beneath the fingers as smoothly as the creatures that slip through the water. Their surfaces are astoundingly soft with a delicate grain of pinstripes.

Though eel skin is more fragile than most exotic leathers, many find its luxurious texture difficult to resist. Besides fashionable eel skin purses and eel skin boots, the leather is a popular choice for many accessories including eel skin wallets, eel skin belts, eel skin coin purses, eel skin shoes, or an eel skin checkbook cover.

Shark Hides for Shark skin Boots or a Shark skin Wallet

Shark skin is the toughest and most durable of these exotic leathers. Skins from The sandbar shark, the short fin mako, and the tiger shark are three exotic leathers revered in today’s fashions. The shark has long been feared for its ferocity, bringing an almost palpable energy and intrigue to pieces made from its leather such as shark skin boots and shark skin wallets. The striped pattern of a tiger shark’s skin is just one more appeal to exquisite handbags, wallets, belts, or boots made from this animal hide.

A wide of array of nature's exotic leathers are used for handbags, jackets, and other luxury accessories. Readers may also be interested in the unique pattens of ostrich leather, stingray leather, and genuine alligator leather products.

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