Handbags can be designed for a cause, and here are two recent instances of that through recycling and giving prisoners opportunities.

Patchwork handbags are carried by a few designers, and some have this style, as seen on Claudia Schiffer.

Vanessa Hudgens is seen here with a less-than-typical studded handbag, one of the popular styles this past year.

In the news recently, handbags have been used to raise money for a cause. Scarlett Johansson created a handbag for Haiti, while a teenager in New York used his handbags to raise money for a local school.

Best Handbag Wholesale western belts are characterized by concho-like rhinestones and metal studs, often on a leather or animal print material.

Best Handbag Wholesale has new western style flip flops, and many of these incorporate western colors and rhinestones.

Western fashion appears to have made a comeback fully. Here are some collections seen in Marie Claire and Vogue.

These clutches combine two of the years’ most common trends: animal print and rhinestones.

Animal print is still in style, and these handbags take a basic animal print and have the background tinted to alter the natural patten.

Jewel tones and gemstones are two popular styles from this past season, and this purse incorporates both.