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Hermes Breeds Crocs to Skin for Handbags

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 8, 2009 4:33 PM CDT

(Newser) – Fashion mainstay Hermes is now maintaining its own crocodile farms in Australia to provide skins for its handbags, Reuters reports. “The world is not full of crocodiles, except the stock exchange!” the French company’s CEO joked, feebly. Hermes’ leather-accessory line, which accounts...   Read full story »

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