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Handbag designer Ethan Koh goes from crocodile skin to cane and rattan and says today's luxury consumer has evolved
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After a decade of dealing in exotic skins for his luxury handbags, designer Ethan Koh has set his sights on a new material: rattan.
Incorporated into the best-selling Alla and 24/7 collections from his label Ethan K, they are the first non-leather bags for the designer, who made his name crafting crocodile skin handbags which can cost up to five figures each.
