Georgie's blogGeorgie is the Editor of SheerLuxe.com. She loves chocolate, dim sum, white linen and anything cashmere, and the fact that online shopping has put an end to endless Saturday's spent wrestling the shopping crowds.
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Arm Candy for the Uber Wealthy...
Published on Monday 14th January 2008
The very idea of owning let alone wearing anything snakeskin has always made me feel somewhat queasy to say the least – my phobia’s so great that the very mention of them makes me lift my feet up off the floor...
On a recent trip to Como I stumbled upon some fabulous CC Skye style cuff bracelets and was about to buy the whole lot (they were about a quarter of the price of CC) until the Italian behind the counter pushed his sale spiel just a tad too far: they were real snakeskin... I let out a shriek, flung them back at him and left the shop.
 So you’ll be as surprised as I was to discover how intrigued I was by Zagliani  bags. No doubt my intrigue wouldn’t have been so great if the price tag wasn’t so hefty... but it is and I am.
The company that specialises in exotic skin bags was founded over 70 years ago and with bags heading over the £5k mark you’d imagine that some pretty serious work went into their production - and it does; the exotic skins are injected with botox (yes that’s right) by dermatologist turned designer Mauro Orietti-Carella to give it it’s cashmere touch.
Before anyone gets on their cruelty high horse, Mauro is quick to stress that the company only works in an ethical and environmentally responsible way and will never make enough bags to meet the demand for them because it refuses to work with unethically produced skins.
Couple the fact that their production is and always will be limited with the fact that every A lister from Kylie to JLo has been seen sporting one and you’ll understand why I was so intrigued and why the majority of us can only dream.
This is a luxe label for the uber wealthy. But if I win the lottery I’ll definitely be after my very own reptile – it might have to be a croc though...
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