The audience predicts that Le Quyen is the female singer with the most albino crocodile skin bags in Vietnamese showbiz. She once shared about 5 bags on her personal page, stunning friends and audiences.
Le Quyen's most expensive bag is the Hermes Birkin Matte Himalayan bag worth about 1.5 billion VND (equivalent to 65,000 USD). This is the first " albino" bag Le Quyen owns. It is made from the skin of a genetically modified Nile crocodile, creating a gray white- grey color effect like snow on the top of the Himalaya.
The second bag is in her collection of "al working" bags under the Dior Lady brand. The bag has rare leather seals, moderate size and light weight, so the female singer often uses it in many events and everyday life. The bag model costs from 700 million to about 1 billion VND.
The third bag model is the Louis Vuitton Capucines made from premium crocodile skin, which artists have to spend weeks on leather and hand-dyed to achieve the sharpness and characteristic color effect. The bag costs about 1.1 billion VND (43,000 USD).
The Celine Triomphe Lizard Bag is different from crocodile leather models, this design is made from albino barbarian skin with a unique Ombre coloring effect. Le Quyen affirmed that she is the first person in Vietnam to own this luxury design.
The Fendi bag is the latest item in her collection. The design uses unique Nile crocodile skin with two tones of white - gray typical of the Himalaya River. The bag model costs about 800 million VND.
Rarity creates great value
Alpage crocodile leather handbags (especially Himalayan Crocodile) are considered a luxury fashion icon of the world. Their prices can range from several billion to tens of billions of VND not only because of the name, but because of the convergence of many extremely strict factors.
In fact, the "algia" skin in fashion is not taken from crocodiles affected by albino disease in the wild. These are crocodiles with extremely bright and even skin pigmentation.
Only a few crocodiles have the skin to make Himalayan bags. The skin must be scratched, scratched, and have a perfect scales.
Instead of dyeing black or red to cover up defects, albino skin requires the skin's natural pigmentation to be completely removed while still maintaining softness.
The artist had to handle the center to snow white and gradually switch to gray smoke on both sides (spiecing the Himalaya mountain peak covered in snow). This process is extremely time-consuming and requires master's skills; just a small mistake will completely destroy the valuable piece of skin.
Each bag is made entirely by hand by the most skilled craftsmen. To complete a Birkin or Kelly Himalayan bag, craftsmen can spend tens, even hundreds of hours of meticulous work.
The most expensive bags often come with locks made of 18k white gold and diamond, further increasing the material value of the product.
Major brands such as Hermes only produce a very limited quantity each year. Even the most VIP customers have to wait many years to have the opportunity to own it.
Unlike other branded items that have lost value over time, albino crocodile bags often increase in price on the auction market. It is considered a smart financial investment.
