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Chanel will stop manufacturing products made from snakes, crocodiles, lizards and other exotic skins, the company said Monday, making the Parisian fashion house the largest player in luxury to ban the materials.

A luxury Hermes handbag shattered the world auction record in Hong Kong on Wednesday, fetching an eye-popping $380,000, Christie’s said.
The auction house didn’t identify the buyer of the matte white “Himalaya” crocodile skin Hermes Birkin bag.
The handbag was produced in 2014 and has 18 karat gold buckles and strap loops encrusted with 205 diamonds.

British singer Jane Birkin has asked luxury manufacturer Hermes to remove her name from its crocodile-skin handbag after learning of the "cruel" methods used to make the iconic accessory.