War artifacts are typically weapons and uniforms, but occasionally something so strange shows up, that even historians are at a loss. One such oddity — a ragged chunk of leather — is part of the Civil ...

For 10 years, the alligator leather business lost money, supported only by the thriving fur trade. When fur became taboo, Redd and company had to make gator leather profitable, and fast.

“Throughout the cabin, a new embossed alligator-skin pattern leather covers surfaces including the center console, instrument panel, seats and door panel inserts,” the company proclaims ...

The popularity of alligator skin leather led to overhunting. By the 1950s, it was clear Louisiana’s supply of gators could not keep up with demand from overseas markets.

Caleb May is vice president of the company and it’s his job to make the highest quality belts out of alligator skin.

A suit filed by the owner of a San Francisco accessory store succeeded in stopping California's ban on selling alligator products after a federal judge ruled Thursday that the ban is unenforceable ...

Demand for crocodilian leather, including the large alligator and crocodile skins used for handbags and the caiman leather used for cowboy boots, dropped more than 40 percent worldwide between the ...

Q Outside the concerns of animal-welfare activists, are alligator and lizard skins considered appropriate for men's belts, wallets? And what about shoes?

The brand is considered alligator skin, one of the classic, exotic leather that is crafted into belts, and the allure of alligator leather gives a unique texture, luster as well as durability ...

RALPHY Dominguez is stitching his life back together — one alligator-skin wallet at a time. The Bronx native, who recently completed a three-year prison sentence for running drugs between the… ...