Black Leather HandbagsHandbags. Some women have a collection. Some have a single bag that they've used for years. Other women are somewhere in between. Handbags say something about the women who carry them. Leather handbags come in every shade and hue, shape and size. They are tooled, embroidered, pebbled, or smooth. The most classic leather handbags are often the least adorned.
The makers of black leather handbags are too numerous to list here, but you can go to an internet-based discount handbag source such as eBags' latest releases What is the “animal origin” of the material for black leather handbags? Great question. Most black leather handbags are made from cowhide. Lamb and slink (skin of unborn calves) are used for softer products. Kangaroo skin yields a strong but flexible material, great for bullwhips and motorcycle products but not so good for black leather handbags. Use of snake and crocodile skin has placed some species at risk for extinction. Ostrich hide is used by the makers of the highest-end black leather handbags; ostrich feathers grow from large follicles, which give the leather a “goose bump” look. Sting ray skin is used in Thailand. Your black leather handbag might also be made from the hide of goat, sheep, alligator, or yak. The lining of your black leather handbag may be made from pig skin, especially if it’s a custom bag or is produced by one of the major fashion houses; it may also be black. Deer skin is one of the toughest and durable sources, and relatively rare, so commands a high price. If your bag is “full-grain,” you have a black leather handbag made from the finest raw material; the grain is in its natural state. Other finishes include corrected-grain or top-grain; suede (a single thickness of hide); buckskin (altered by fatty substances and smoked heavily to preserve it); patent leather (given a high gloss, usually by a plastic coating—the process was developed in 1818 by New Jersey inventor Seth Boyden); Nubuck (a velvety cowhide made by buffing the grain). The material for your black leather handbag comes from a process that includes tanning and crusting. Tanning is what keeps your black leather handbag from rotting when it gets rained on. In crusting, the hide/skin is thinned, retanned and lubricated. Coloring may be included. Drying and softening follow. If your black leather handbag is black patent, a black lacquer finish is applied. Pocketbook, clutch, purse, satchel, hobo, cross-body, tote, shoulder bag, flap, bucket, wristlet, mini, backpack, midi, double handle, multi, zip top, attache, computer case: Whatever you want, you can get here the leather handbag, even the black leather handbag, that suits you best. |
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Elegant! Some manufacturers estimate that 70% of their leather handbags are died black. New technologies improve fastness of the black dye. If you have a high quality black leather handbag, you may have an heirloom. My own black leather handbag is Stone Mountain's Hampton, and is over 10 years old.