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Animal Prints and Rhinestones – Together

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:12:43 +0000

Actress Amanda Seyfried carries a jeweled zebra print clutch at a film premiere. Photo from Just Jared.

What happens when you combine two of the years’ most popular trends? In one instance, you get the jeweled zebra patterned clutch seen on actress Amanda Seyfried at the premier for recent film Dear John. Seyfried, known for her role in Mean Girls and television’s Big Love, is one of several celebrities seen recently with such a jeweled clutch. This particular design by Judith Leiber goes a step further than other jeweled clutches we’ve seen by arranging small black and white crystals in a zebra skin pattern. While sometimes combining two trends doesn’t always work, it does on this particular clutch.

The clutch Seyfried’s carrying comes with a hefty price tag of $3000, probably due to the materials used and the precision needed to add every miniscule crystal to the body of the clutch. Nevertheless, if you’re looking for a clutch or handbag that combines these properties, one can be found within your price range. At Best Handbag Wholesale, for example, similar zebra print wallets can be used like a clutch. This particular clutch under the link has a zebra pattern with an overall sheen to give it, from up close and far away, a shimmering appearance, although no crystals were used in the making.

If you simply have to have crystals and zebra print together on the same handbag or clutch, many more of these options are sold at Best Handbag Wholesale. On a smaller scale, many zebra print wallets are embellished with rhinestones, such as that seen under the link, and can be used as a clutch, particularly the flat wallets. Animal print with rhinestones isn’t exclusive to wallets at BHW, however. Many handbags also use this combination, such as this zebra print hobo handbag with an embellished western-style closure. The western-style closure includes a belt buckle and a strap covered in clear rhinestones and metal studs.

Tinted Animal Print Handbags

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:02:54 +0000

We’ve seen celebrities wearing animal print handbags, especially jungle print, quite often recently. Whether it’s a leather or patent leather handbag, a leopard, tiger, or zebra print seems to be popular. To advance this trend somewhat, designers are doing variations on animal prints. Aside from mixing up the colors, which we saw on a handbag worn by Dita von Teese a few weeks ago, bolder shades are being incorporated into standard animal print patterns. One animal print handbag, a blue leopard print Dolce and Gabbana handbag creates a distinct variation on this trend that manages to be subdued but bold. While the blogger at Purse Page doesn’t think much of this particular tote, it, by itself, indicates a possible trend for 2010.

If you’re looking for a similar but affordable style, Best Handbag Wholesale and other affordable or wholesale brands carry such designs. In the case of BHW, they have a similar patent leather tote bag with zebra stripes. A pink and black zebra print handbag offers the same type of variation seen above with the Dolce and Gabbana tote. In this case, the statement made by the bag is completely bold, without anything subdued about it.

Animal prints are one of the latest trends at the moment. Patent leather is, to an extent, and the BHW zebra print handbag incorporates both popular trends. If animal print, as we saw with the snakeskin handbags last week, wants to stick around, it needs to evolve. Consumers aren’t going to stay with a basic leopard print handbag like it’s 1987 and, instead, want something new. Standard animal prints are still a visible trend, as seen by the other products in BHW’s selection, but, as with all trends, it doesn’t last forever. Pink – or purple or blue – zebra print keeps this trend somewhat afloat by putting a new spin on the old.

Animal Prints Still Hot

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:43:26 +0000

Who says animal prints are the way out? While we haven’t seen many celebrities with snakeskin handbags or clutches in recent weeks, the designers are still making them. The trend, it appears for the moment, is to use the snake or alligator skin but keep the bag less bold. In the case of a recent python handbag by Burberry, the material still retains the distinct texture of snake scales but, rather than being dyed a bright purple or blue, the material is white. In this case, the natural color scheme of the snake scales isn’t preserved. This is the case for alligator and crocodile handbags, too.

If you’re not able to afford a Burberry snakeskin handbag – and in this economy, who can? – Best Handbag Wholesale has similar designer-inspired styles that capture this low-key animal print look. One option, a handbag that imitates alligator skin is designed with leatherette but has the same tote style as the Burberry bag above. Additionally, the color is natural – a light brown – and the leatherette material is printed with the skin of the animal. Other bags, on the other hand, keep a natural color, but the rest of the alligator print handbag is embellished with rhinestones and some color variation on the trim.

If you’re looking for a smaller bag, clutches and smaller handbags also have this staid animal print style. One such handbag is simply dyed black or brown but printed completely with the pattern of the animal’s skin. Wallets have been given this treatment, too, and, as we’ve seen in earlier posts, various wallets at Best Handbag Wholesale have the same type of animal or snakeskin print. Whether it’s simply western fashion or a case of being designer-inspired, handbags and clutches across the board still display these textures into 2010.

Animal Print Spotted on Katherine Heigl

admin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:44:06 +0000

Katherine Heigl is seen with an animal print hobo handbag. Photo from Bag That Style.

Animal print has been one popular style this past year. This has included jungle animal prints like zebra, leopard, and cheetah; farm animal like cows; and reptiles like snake, alligator, and crocodile. For the high-end handbags, the print almost always comes from the real thing, with the exception of jungle animals. Additionally, the print may even be colored. We’ve seen on this blog, so far, dyed snakeskin, reverse cheetah spots on Dita von Teese, and crocodile skin dyed a solid color. In general, these bags are a solid print and, without any embellishments, this serves to highlight the actual print, be it natural or dyed.

For celebrity spotting of this style, Grey’s Anatomy actress Katherine Heigl was seen with such a handbag recently. Her bag, with is a leopard print hobo purse, is colored fully with a natural-looking leopard print. Although not from the animal, the printed color scheme on the patent leather handbag is designed to have the appearance of real leopard spots. Additionally, this particular handbag visits another trend seen this past year: patent leather. A similarly-styled clutch was seen on Halle Berry a few months ago – patent leather with a leopard skin print. The main difference, aside from manufacturers, is that Berry’s purse doesn’t use any yellow and, instead, is gold-colored with black spots.

While the celebrities may be at the forefront for such styles, what is the average consumer to do? One option is to go down the wholesale or designer-inspired route. In the case of Best Handbag Wholesale, various handbags with this type of print are available for stores to sell. These bangs can be leopard print with a tote bag style or else a hobo style is another option with the same material. Just like the handbags seen on the celebrities, these purses are a solid animal print with no other embellishments.

Variations on Animal Print

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:00:42 +0000

As mentioned in the past few posts, handbags, as well as wallets, with animal print are a hot commodity. This includes various animal print styles ranging from jungle animals like leopards and zebras to western ones like cows to reptiles like snakes, alligators, and crocodiles. Many of these use the same colors of the original animal print, such as yellow and black for leopard print and the natural hair color of cowhide. But many don’t, especially as another popular and more pervasive trend these past seasons has been a bold colored handbag. As a result, we’ll often see dyed purple snakeskin handbags or leopard print from different color sources. Essentially, it resembles the original print but goes for some variation to appear bold.

One such product is a zebra print wallet at Best Handbag Wholesale. The wallet itself is based on black and white wide zebra stripes but, instead of the white, hot pink is added instead. For an additional bold bonus, the wallet is also designed with a metallic sheen. As wallets pick of many of the same styles from handbags, this wallet could be paired with a similar handbag or one that’s more neutral, such as a solid metallic hobo handbag or a black cross body bag. In either pairing, the wallet will stand out in the set.

Hot pink isn’t the only color available for these zebra print wallets, and Best Handbag Wholesale offers similar wallets in silver, lime green, and light blue. But this isn’t the only instance of an animal pattern experiencing some variation. As western style is the essence of Best Handbag Wholesale’s product line, many of the cowhide wallets and handbags by the brand are dyed in brighter colors, such as red, green, or blue, but keep the original pattern of spots on the hide intact.

Another Animal Print Spotting: Dita von Teese with Leopard Print Handbag

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:51:05 +0000

Dita von Teese sports an animal print handbag. Photo from Just Jared.

Nu-burlesque star Dita von Teese was seen recently with a leopard print handbag. The handbag itself is a basic purse with a small strap, but the body of the purse is decorated with leopard print, although not of the yellow and black variety. Instead, the purse she’s carrying uses the same form we’ve come to expect for leopard print handbags, only the yellow and black has been replaced by tiger stripe colors – orange, black, and white. To make the bag contrast against her outfit but still match, the background for the spots is white, making the spots a collection of orange and black, and the outline of the purse is black.

Animal print on handbags has been making a comeback over the past few years. Although many often associate animal prints, particularly those for leopards, zebra, and tigers, with ‘80s fashion, they’re primarily seen now on handbags. This includes both high-end designer and affordable brands. Even wholesale handbag dealers like Best Handbag Wholesale carry their own variations on this trend. In general, animal prints like zebra and leopard stripes are seen on leather, and occasionally on patent leather. The only exceptions, so far, have been snakeskin, crocodile, alligator and cowhide – all respective animal skins are used for these designer handbags.

If you want to wear some of the latest trends but can’t afford a designer bag, Best Handbag Wholesale carries various animal print handbags and even wallets. Under the link, giraffe, zebra, and leopard spots are the most common patterns for hobo and tote handbags. Aside from jungle animals, cowhide patterns are another option, as seen previously in a post about a handbag seen on Eva Longoria. But regardless of whether you’re going for solid leopard prints or want something with more western flair, various types of animal prints, real or not, can be found in various price ranges.

Leopard Print Handbag Seen on Halle Berry

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:34:28 +0000

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.