Famous Fashion 2012: Nancy Gonzalez

Nancy Gonzalez is one of my favourite handbags designers.

This bag is realized in crocodile and raffia, this particular mix (the mix'n'match with unconventional materials is her first feature) gives a lighter aesthetic to the bag that, otherwise, could be "old" and not so "fresh", for spring.

The shape is classic, might remind the Alma of LV, but the nuances are completely new. Or better, the color of handles and the first part is classic for crocodile bags but the lower part with that use of raffia and the contrasting leather, under it, reinvented the crocodile giving to it a style that is really more youth and without that "past luxe" or "snob" appeal that sometimes crocodile may have. This designer knows very well how to avoid all the clichès about crocodile and this is the thing that I like most of her.

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Nancy Gonzalez is one of my favourite handbags designers....I love, in particular, two things of her style. The unconventional mix of materials, for example, crocodile and piton or the celeb handbag realized in crocodile and cork. The other thing are the prices....In fact, Nancy purposes crocodile handbags since 3500 dollars...So, this is amazing because in all the other cases the brands, when only speak about "crocodile", put the price at 5000 dollars (in the best situation....). By the way, I don't want to make a comparison between the Hermès lavoration of the crocodile leather (unique) or the Gucci rubbered crocodile, but it's clear that Nancy is very honest on the prices.

I suggest you to see her s/s 2011 collection and, however, I want that you pay attention to the awesome lavoration of the following bags. It's also amazing the matching of the crocodile leather and the other kind of leather.