A luxury handbag designer was sentenced to 18 months in prison Monday after pleading guilty to illegally importing merchandise that had been made using the pelts of protected wildlife. The DOJ ...

A Colombian handbag designer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after federal prosecutors said she illegally smuggled handbags made from caiman and python skin — both protected species — to New ...

Leather has been a staple of human fashion for millennia, but the fashion industry is increasingly embracing more sustainable alternatives. Traditional leather comes mainly from cows, and cattle ...

MIAMI — A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the “Sex and the City” TV series was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after ...

Florida's Burmese pythons—can't live with them, can't let armed citizens kill them. Actually, the state of Florida did let armed citizens kill them for a short period of time, but it turns out, they ...

Who wants to take Reese Witherspoon shopping for a new purse? At the insistence of PETA, the 35-year-old Oscar winner has hung up her Chloe purse for good. The python handbag, called the Paraty, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rabbani and Solimene Photography/Getty A luxury handbag designer was sentenced to 18 months in prison Monday after pleading guilty ...