AN AWESOME OUTFIT DESERVES AN UNFORGETTABLE ACCESSORY.
Luxury handbags don’t all have to look the same. Don’t get us wrong, we love a good go-to designer classic in our collection, but they aren’t going to get you those “WHERE did you get that bag?!”s from strangers. Let’s admit it – there’s something pretty intoxicating about being the object of a little ‘exclusivity envy’ and sporting something no one else has. (Trust us, we took a few of these beauties on a trial run at the Cowgirl Hall of Fame luncheon, and gals were clamoring to buy them right off our arms.) This eye-catching investment piece is one of a kind, created from a unique vintage handbag reinvented with upscale elements like luxury leathers, fine fur trim, and ornate accents with Western sensibilities.
History:
Bellestone Bags, Inc.
38 West 32nd St.
New York, NY
Bellestone Bags, Inc, did business in New York from the 1940’s into the 1960’s. They were makers of highly desirable natural skin handbags, most often manufactured in Belgium and imported. Couture styling, superior quality skins and quality construction are their hallmarks.
Sold in the finest department stores including Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor and Bloomingdale’s, their bags are highly prized by knowledgeable collectors.
- age: 1950’s
- materials: croc exterior, trimmed in mink, base metal buckle, leather lining
- dimensions: 8 1/2″ + handle, 10″ wide, 3″ depth
- hallmark: Bellstone
- hard body
- single handle
- 3 interior pockets, one with zipper
- accompanied with former owner’s mirror and comb
- vintage handbag
- minor blemishes
- dust accretion
- redolent of age