Leather has been a staple of human fashion for millennia, but the fashion industry is increasingly embracing more sustainable alternatives. Traditional leather comes mainly from cows, and cattle ...

NEW YORK — Pythons are bashed with hammers, impaled on hooks and skinned alive to provide skins used by French luxury brand Gucci to craft handbags, shoes and belts that sell for hundreds if not ...

Florida is transforming invasive Burmese pythons into high-end fashion accessories, a novel approach to environmental conservation. This state-backed initiative partners with a textile manufacturer to ...

A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the Sex and the City TV series was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after pleading ...

When Lupita Nyong’o, an Oscar award winner, graced the red carpet in US three years ago, the focus was on her one-shoulder dress which was paired with a Sh350,000 Chesneau Heltzel python leather box ...

As Elle Woods in Legally Blonde she was obsessed with her collection of handbags. But Reese Witherspoon's most recent personal acquirement has landed her in hot water with animal rights groups, as she ...