Eco Friendly Handbags Make a Fashion Splash
While many handbags are still made from leather, reptile, or synthetics, a growing trend—especially within chic fashion houses and even to some extent small boutiques—are eco friendly handbags. Eco friendly handbags are typically manufactured from either renewable natural resources or recycled or reclaimed materials that are better for the environment all around.
But the eco friendly handbags of today aren’t those ugly macramé things you might remember from the seventies. Nobody wants to bring those polyester nightmares back. And you don’t have to worry about going too hobo chic for your tastes either. In fact, today’s eco friendly handbags can be quite daring. One small producer even makes hers from the hard covers of discarded pulp fiction novels of yesteryear. Another boutique owner making eco handbags crafts hers out of vintage tee shirts, with some structural material of course.
But post-consumer recycled materials aren’t your only option when shopping for the perfect eco handbag to match your style. Several manufacturers also produce bags made from industrial scraps such as silk trimmings or canvas discards. These bags offer the perfect blend of materials with a recycled mentality and are often extremely unique.
Another option is to search for local manufacturers of handmade handbags. Even if they don’t use 100% recycled materials you can still feel good about buying from them because they have a tiny carbon footprint compared to mass produced bags. And no two handmade handbags are ever alike.
Even if the bag you choose is the same style, color, and size as another, it will have subtle differences that really showcase the artisanship that went into crafting it. You may even be able to speak directly to the seller and request specific modifications to their standard designs to get something that’s totally you.
Most “green” bags are made from natural fibers or fabric. These fabric handbags offer versatility, unique style, and washability. Even big name designers like Vera Wang and large scale retail chains like Macys have adopted fabric handbags as a fashion-forward alternative to more “traditional” styles.
<a href= “http://www.earthdivas.com/handbags.aspx”>Fabric handbags</a> are great for the summer and fall months and can be found in colors and styles that really take a seasonal wardrobe to the nest level. In fact, most of the handbags showcased on the Today Show’s fashion segments in the summer of 2010 were fabric bags.
So, if you’re looking for the perfect bag but don’t want to burden the environment, think “green” and get yourself an environmentally friendly one. You’ll not only find one you’ll love but you’ll feel great about it too.
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