To me, there's just something special about a high quality leather purse or bag. They are traditional, durable and never go out of style. However, not everyone is satisfied with commonplace purses and some like to carry standout handbags that are far from ordinary. Here's a look at 50 bags that stray from the beaten path. Love them or hate them, there is no denying that they are unique. Each is made with rather unusual materials, or fashioned to look like something it is not. As you'll see, this type of creativity in design produces purse styles ranging from cute to tragic.
We can't imagine why this bag has been discontinued. Who wouldn't want this pink and green flamingo feathered monstrosity on their arm? Someone should open a sanctuary for offspring of the endangered flamingo-parrots who provide this purse's colorful embellishments. You know, so we can make more. If this really is your style, make sure you keep it out of the rain; it'll lose its fluff.
Many times geek girls aren't known for their fashion sense. They have more important things to worry about, right? Well, no need to sacrifice; with this purse, you can let your inner geek girl shine through. Although, I wonder how heavy it is. Either way, recycled keyboards are given a new life in fashion with this bag, which is available with white or black keys. Go geek, go green!
If you have a bad habit of leaving your phone, keys or other essentials behind, this purse is for you. This purse was developed by a team of six women researchers at Canada's Simon Fraser University. It was named "The Ladybag" and prevents you from leaving without your stuff. The purse has a reader at the bottom and all the stuff you don't want to lose gets a RFID tag. If you forget something, led lights on the outside of the bag will let you know.
Some people rinse and recycle plastic bottles, but an Austrian Industrial Design had another idea. Miulein cut the bottoms off of two bottles, connected them with a zipper and made this sweet little green change purse. It's cute and you do your part to save the planet! When I think of this purse though, I remember of how easily plastic two liters are crushed.
It may not go with every outfit, but this bag is both functional and unique. The material looks soft enough to cuddle with and is a decent size for all the necessities. C is for cookie, which is good enough for me. This purse looks hungry, and adorable.
