Luxury Carlos Falchi Snake Python Leather Fold Flap Shoulder Crossbody Bag Purse

Luxury Designer Vintage Carlos Falchi Snake Python Leather Fold over Flap Leather tied-off Shoulder Strap Crossbody or tuck in and carry as a clutch Leather lined One interior YKK zip pocket Measurements approximately Strap to body 22.5” Width Side to side 13.5” Height Top to bottom 8.5” Depth at top 3.5” (expanded) at base 1.5” Brand History New York City's maverick handbag designer, the Brazilian-born Carlos Falchi, began his accessories brand in the bathtub of his Greenwich Village apartment. In the 1960s, Falchi started by making leather clothing - bleaching snakeskin in his tub — for rock stars and jazz artists like Mick Jagger, Tina Turner and Miles Davis. But when he turned his attention to handbags, persuaded by Geraldine Stultz, the president of Henri Bendel, he found his true calling. Falchi's bags are distinctive and eye-catching, with soft, pliable forms, dazzling patchwork designs and dyed skins from exotic animals such as alligators, frogs, buffalo and water snakes. Even though he was a self-taught artisan, In 1983, he won a Coty American Fashion Critics Award for the accessory. Falchi’s work garnered praise from fashion legends such as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Barbra Streisand and Sarah Jessica Parker in the years leading up to his death in 2015. A sampling of his work is held today in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.