Gucci owner gets teeth into snakeskin market with python farm
by Sarah Butler from on (#2A6SP)
Luxury group Kering says snakes will be raised in the 'best conditions' before they are turned into shoes, bags and belts
From Balenciaga's 845-a-pair high-top black python trainers for men to a full-length trenchcoat sported by Rihanna, snakeskin - or python in particular - is having something of a fashion moment.
Demand for the luxury patterned leather is riding so high that Kering - the company behind big brands including Gucci, Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen - has built its own python farm.
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