Animal prints on handbags are everywhere this season, and, as seen by a recent post on blog The Purse Page, even actress Halle Berry has been spotted with a leopard print handbag — although excuse the pun. The brand of bag she is carrying is apparently a Louis Vuitton clutch, but handbags in wholesale and by more affordable brands are still made with this pattern, including handbags by Best Handbag Wholesale. Leopard print is one popular pattern this season, but so are other animal skins, and that includes cow and cheetah skins, as well as snake, alligator, and crocodile prints. Designer brands, especially for reptile skins, may use the real deal, but many affordable handbags instead use printed leather or patent leather.

As seen by the purse Halle Berry is sporting, the animal print doesn’t always need to seem authentic. While her leopard print purse looks like it was printed on patent leather, similar purses also print cloth with leopard or cheetah print. Cow skin, on the other hand, varies with the brand, and some western clothing makers may create handbags or wallets made from authentic cow skin, while others may use fake fur and have it printed with a black and white cow skin pattern.

What is somewhat more popular this season is reptile skin prints, and this includes alligator, crocodile, and snake skins. Some top designers use real skins to make these handbags, while other manufacturers have the skin pattern printed on leather or patent leather. Although the natural appearance of these reptile skins is popular, so is dying the skin a solid color, and both designer and affordable, designer-inspired brands dye the snake or alligator skin a bright color like purple, lime green, or pink. In addition, this skin pattern comes in a variety of style bags, from larger hobo bags to clutch style purses.