Eco-Friendly Fashion Designers Finding Unusual Materials For Making Sustainable Handbags
February 7, 2011 Kyriaki (Sandy) Venetis 
Vegan leather laptop bag by Matt & Nat accessories design.
What we wear always says a lot about who we are, what we care about, and of our sense of style.
While eco-style means making sure our clothes look great and are made from sustainable materials, it is also important to remember that our accessories need to be made the same way. And, what’s our top accessory – handbags!
I love handbags because besides looking good, they’re where we put all our stuff in, which hopefully is eco-friendly, too.
The tough thing about shopping for eco-friendly handbags - like all other things that are considered specialty items - is that they’re still hard to find in most department stores and boutiques.
Luckily, now many designers are using the internet as a way to get the word out about their sustainable handbags – from classic, urban, vintage, couture, and everything in between.
Some of this year’s unique trends in sustainable materials by eco-fashion designers include: vegan materials, repurposed candy wrappers, recycled plastic bottles, dead stock car upholstery (out-of circulation unused fabrics originally intended for use in American automobiles), and reclaimed tractor inner tubes.
Four of these unique designers letting their imaginations run wild are: Ecoist, Matt & Nat, Kim White, and Passchal.