Puffy Leather Handbag Seen on Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively

One trend seen on various high-end and affordable handbags this past season has been textured leather. While solid leather handbags at this point are restricted to large totes or hobo handbags, the average size purse is being shaken up with some variation in texture. One type of style has been a puffy or quilted leather handbag, such as the handbag seen on Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively. The handbag, a Chanel purse, is made from solid-color leather – taupe in this case, although Lily Allen was seen with a similar light blue bag a few weeks ago – that has been given a quilted texture. The strap, on the other hand, is a chain-like metal in gold or silver.

But although the quilted texture has become common on leather this season, other textures are possible, as well. On a more western style, leather handbags this season have seen fringe and metal studs added, both of which are the same color as the rest of the handbag. Hair-like texture has been added to standard black purses, as well, and this includes a pony hair material, also in the same color as the leather. In addition, while a matte leather or suede was standard for many years, patent leather, with a shiny texture, has been popular on celebrities and on the rest of us for the past two years. Patent leather handbags, as well, have been patterned to not only include black but jewel tones and animal prints.

These types of styles are seen on celebrity fashion blogs and high-end clothing websites, but what about for the rest of us? Whether you’re purchasing a handbag wholesale from Best Handbag Wholesale or going to a discount dealer, many of these leather options are available, particularly patent leather, fringe, studs, and quilted textures on black and other colored handbags.