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Stingray
Valentino's Haute Couture Collection in 2001, Jimmy Choo boutiques, Bottega Venetta and Zac Posen's 2006 Ready-to-Wear show are few of the many places this luxurious skin has been featured in the world of high fashion. While some may see Stingray leather as new on the market it really is not a new material at all. Stingray leather has been utilized worldwide for centuries.
Samurai used it as armor because it is 10 X as strong as leather. In the roaring 20’s stingray leather was at a fashionable peak and called shagreen. It was used to cover everything from furniture to jewelry boxes. Polished or sanded stingray leather has become a new fashion statement trend in the world. Stingray skin brings a touch of class and style to your fashion accessories.
Stingray is used to make belts, wallets, handbags and other accessories. Stingray leather will endure a much longer life than you have come to expect from cow hide leather products. It is by far the most durable leather used in the world. Stingray leather will not burn, break or fray, yet it can be cut with a standard pair of scissors.
You do not need to worry about moisture damage to stingray leather accessory and no special cleaning is required. To clean stingray leather simply buff occasionally with a damp cotton cloth to maintain its natural radiance.
Stingrays are not just harvested for their hides. They are farm raised in the Gulf of Siam, here in Thailand. Stingray meat is a delicacy in several Asian countries and stingray skins have always been a by product of this farming.
Leather from stingray is both beautiful and extremely durable. The natural texture of its skin gives it an amazing pearly and beaded like surface that looks astounding and has a unique feel.
Stingray leather is making a return to the fashion world in brilliant new ways. And with the new ways of tanning, like sanding it down to a smooth finish, the uses are now endless.
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