Fashion evolves fast. However, the fashion-forward crowd has found ways to diversify and make the most out of the best exotic leathers available. Water-resistant products have always been a winner in fashion. Having water-resistant qualities makes leather great for a variety of applications, and more durable in wet weather.
Topics: stingray skin, eel skin, arapaima skin
For a while, stingray material was simply a delicacy in places where stingrays thrived. Most of the time, fishers who caught these magnificent creatures tossed their skins back into the water. Skins are bio-degradable, but it seems kind of wasteful, doesn't it?
There is little that compares to the thrill of revving up your motorcycle and cruising the open road. A bad seat, though, can easily ruin your ride. What if you could get comfort, style, and edge to go with your motorcycle? Using exotic leather for motorcycle seats offers a few key benefits, including:
Topics: stingray skin, alligator skin, caiman skin, ostrich skin, arapaima skin
Your phone matters to you and as such, it is only natural to want to extend its lifespan as much as possible. Silicon phone cases are a dime a dozen, custom made to fit most conventional phone designs. A phone case might as well be an extension of your sense of style. While a silicon case serves its intended purpose, why not up the ante with an exotic skin phone case?
Topics: stingray skin, lizard skin, alligator skin, ostrich skin, eel skin
There are a lot of characteristics that fashion designers need from their exotic leathers beyond just an attractive appearance. One frequently overlooked characteristic of exotic leather is toughness.
Tougher leathers are less likely to scratch, scuff, or tear than less durable ones—which helps products made from these leathers last longer.
Topics: stingray skin, shell cordovan leather, arapaima skin
Interior designers have a lot of challenges in taking normal, everyday spaces and turning them into something new and exciting. Everything in the room from top to bottom has to be both appealing and functional for an interior design to be truly successful.
Topics: stingray skin, python skin, interiors
The interior design scene is a tough space to get by in. Clients may have exacting demands for something unique and bold—something that ordinary materials might not deliver.
Topics: stingray skin, crocodile skin, alligator skin, interiors, ostrich skin
Here on the Pan American Leathers blog, we’re huge exotic leather enthusiasts. These hides help bring a unique identity to any fashion project that they’re used in, and allow fashion designers to really leave their mark on a project.
Topics: stingray skin, interiors, handbags
Exotic leathers are not a one-size-fits-all product; each type of skin has distinctly different dimensions.
Depending on what design the exotic leather is being used for, luxury handbags to custom bed frames, you should know the measurements of the panels that each skin can yield and what each exotic leather is ideally used for.
Topics: stingray skin, lizard skin, alligator skin, python skin, caiman skin, interiors, wallets & small leather goods, footwear, handbags, ostrich skin, garments, belts & accessories
There is no doubt that exotic leathers have been made into stunning fashion statements year after year. Leather’s popularity in apparel and accessories remains a staple in the fashion industry.
Topics: stingray skin, python skin, handbags, ostrich skin
