Fall is here, and that means we will find more exotic skins bags on the shelves. Almost all magazine print ads from every handbag designers featured their heavily sought after exotic skins. With more people willing to spend for luxury, the high-fashion crowd are craving for exclusivity and toting one of the exotic skins bag is the only sure way to go. What makes it interesting is there’s a smaller supply of grade A skins available now since almost every accessories brand is offering exotic skins bags. No wonder the price tag is sky-rocketing.
Many of the designers are partnering with tannery around the world to secure their share, but the power houses like LV, Gucci & Hermes also own their own tannery along with partnering with other tannery. Nancy Gonzalez, who only produced handbags with 100% exotics, owns a croc farm in South America.
5 years ago, it costs Carlos Falchi $9 for 1 cm of alligator skin. It now costs him $25 for 1 cm. American alligator is the most expensive alligator because the skin is thicker yet softer. US government allots farmer only a limited percentage of alligator eggs for skinning in order to secure the species’ survival.
Nile Crocodile and Australian Saltwater crocodile are among the most sought after exotic skins in the world.
Python is the hottest skin of the season for many luxury-goods makers. California bans the sale of products made of pythons.
Anaconda, a native of the swamps of tropical South America, which has more regular-sized scales and a slightly plastic texture. Many designers turn to anaconda as a substitute for python.
So, do you own exotic skins accessories? If money is not a problem, would you get your hands on one of these? Which one would you choose? I personally would stay away from the snake skins, the thought of them coming back alive is just too horrifying..:D
Source: Wall Street Journal, WWD
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gw sama ama elo han…no snake no alligator no lizard. yg masih oke palingan ostrich kali yah. kalo yg lainnya enggak dehh bo
sebenernya the thought of these animals needed to be skinned so that we can carry it around and show off, kind of beyond myself.. but then again, we do the same thing for cows/sheeps for its leather. but these exotic skins are made out of the animals that’s almost extinct, while we have plenty of cows/sheeps around.
but i guess if i have to choose… i’d rather stick with cows/sheeps aja deh…. ok, fine, i’ll go with ostrich… but not too crazy about it either.
cantik2 sangat sieh yah tapi gue malah kepikiran sama para reptilnya..heu~kesian mereka
gila ya…walo ga suka sama reptil tapi ngeliat dijadiin tas kasian juga….kayaknya gw ga bs bayangin diri gw bawa tas dari anaconda…walo uda mati tapi tetep aja …ngeriii…
Jenis kulit kayak begini neh yang gue bener-bener geli. Paling gak bisa de apapun terbuat dari exotic skin. Gak cuman tas, sepatu/sandal, sabuk, etc.. gak bisa de… iiihhhh…geli!
Coincidence bgt sih post nya, Han.. gue jd berasa ter-sela nih sama recent ostrich acquisition gue hahahaha
JK!!! loe duluan ato gue duluan yg post nih? 
For some reason, gue suka banget sama ostrich since day one.. kl croc, ga begitu suka.. lagian IMHO if I’m carrying a croc bag, ppl will think that I stole my mom’s bag hahaha
croc, maybe later.. but definitely not now 
serem ah. gw sih kayaknya mending ostrich kali ya. duh klo reptil mah rasanya gimana gtu..
Di Paddington Market ada tuh yg jual dompet2 dari eel skin. Asalnya geli juga sih begitu tau dari kulit belut, tapi pas dipegang, they are really soft and buttery. Jadi pengen juga sih..
hihi, tau gak sih…pas baca judul postingnya gw pikir ngebahas ttg exotic skin dlm artian kulit kita yg coklat2 exotic ini hiahiahia. niweys, gw kok ngeri ngebayangin bawa2 kulit reptil gtu yak. soalnya dulu nenek gw py 1 tas kulit kadal gtu, yg sama kadal2nya nempel. gw geli bgt sama tas itu hiiii…
Chie, Slesta: Karena pada dasarnya gue takut berat sama uler..jadi gue sih nggak pa pa kalo uler2 itu di kulitin semua di jadiin tas..hehehe…bentar lagi di timpukin orang PETA niih….
Jellyfish: Hehehe, kebetulan kok say..=). Iya sih croc agak keliatan tante tante yahh..tapi keren siih sebenernya, asal jangan yang kaya bottega di atas itu aja, udah jelek..harga nya juga nggak nahan!!
Devi, Nopai, Happineesh, misskelly: Hihihi. Gue kalo snakeskin makasih dehh, gue punya sih di tas chanel itu huruf CC nya dari python, tapi kecil sih makanya gue berani. kalo croc malahan nggak pa pa sih..hehehe..
Sisqa: Wah kalo eel skin gue malah belom pernah liat tuhh..
Ria: Hiii serem banget sih tas nenek lo itu..gue nggak bakalan berani deket deket dehh…
hanzky : samaaa bgt.. gw jg mau bilang gitu.. krn pada dasarnya gw takut ama any kind of reptiles.. gw makanya sangat PRO *loud n clear* dgn tas2 dan aksesoris yg dr kulit2 reptiles ! mau ular, buaya biawak apa aja deh gpp.. eke sukaaa *sadis yey.. ostrich jg suka siy, apalagi dlm bentuk tas miu2 di atas itu hehe
ada yg inget gak jaman2 tom ford di gucci dulu pas thn 90an yg byk ngeluarin sepatu dan tas2 phython, wah gw ngilerrr bgt sampe hunting di pasaraya tuh lantai brp, yg byk jual kerajinan tangan indonesia.. ada satu corner jual tas2 kulit, murah2 pula *dulu tapi yah.. sampe skrg sandal2 ular eke masi utuh hehe ;P ostrich dulu jg sempet in, gw inget sampe beli tas model kelly2an two tone dr fake ostrich warna camel dan coklat, masi ada ga ya tasnya itu??
animal print yg gw ga gitu suka paling leopard print, motif macan2, zebra , dalmatians.. print nya aja ga suka apalg skin nya.. hehe
sampe skrg gua ga gitu demen tuh sama exotic leather. apalagi yg phyton.. bawaannya ngeri aja kaya hanzky (pdhl gw ga takut ular). gua stick sama cow/sheep ato other materials aja deh.
Gue juga suka kok croc, tante2 apa enggaknya tergantung modelnya sih kayaknya ya. Gue pernah dioleh2in tas croc nggak ada merknya but I love it! Itu miu miu yang ostrich sumpah bikin ngiler..
Btw pada tau nggak brand tas Indonesia yg tas2nya semua terbuat dari kulit ular (gak tau sih python atau anaconda atau ular sawah, hehehe) kalo nggak salah merknya Sabrina (?) Gue pernah liat di Kemang Arcade – di atasnya restoran Koi dan juga liat di Alun-Alun Grand Indonesia. Kayaknya sih kualitasnya bagus juga loh…walaupun gue belum pernah merhatiin secara mendetil..
shin, i am with you 100%. i think those animals need their skin more than we do. tapi sama juga kayak lo, gw masih juga pake yg cow and sheep hehehe.
hanzky, ular lucuuuu lagi *wuekekekeke (minta ditimpukin yg benci ular nih)*
sama kayak dys, gw juga gak suka banget ama leopard print. gw ama adik gw kalo ada di dekat orang yg pake leopard print, selalu saling mengingatkan :”jangan deket2. ntar diterkam lo!” hihihi.
eh, ngomong2 soal tas kulit binatang. tau gak ada pengrajin di Indonesia yang bikin tas dari kulit katak? bener lho, kulit katak! makanya mahal, karena katak kan kecil, jadi perlu banyak katak buat bikin satu tas, dan nyambung2in susah kali ya…. (prosesnya emang susah banget kata sang pengrajin)
gw pernah nonton ulasan soal pengrajin ini di Jak TV kalo gak salah.
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There appears to be a big misunderstanding about reptiles in the leather accessories trade. It should be clear that most crocodiles are bred in captivity and not taken from the wild. All major brands, but not only them, are importing skins legally and this use is sustainable. If not, there will be no permits under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. This trade has in fact saved many croc species from extinction, of which the Nile crocodile is the best example.