Why Are Rattan Bags Favored By Women?

Nowadays, rattan bags are becoming a familiar item in women’s wardrobes. When a green lifestyle is no longer strange to most people, the popularity of rattan bags has been considered the delicate intersection between fashion and environmental consciousness. Find out how rattan bags conquer both fashion lovers and those who care about the environment in this article.

Rattan bags are delicate and useful thanks to the rustic materials

Rattan trees live mostly in places with tropical and subtropical climates. In particular, they spread in almost 3 regions throughout Vietnam. However, this plant grows strength in natural forests, deep forests, and areas that are near rivers and streams. 

Although bamboo and rattan are often stuck together, they are a lot different in both textures and capability. Unlike the empty branches of bamboo, rattan trees are denser, more flexible, and lightweight. Therefore, it is versatile and durable for a long time in comparison with bamboo trees. 

Rattan is widely used for handicrafts and furniture designing. More than that, its advantages are even promoted more vividly especially in making fashionable accessories, thanks to the knitting techniques of skillful Vietnamese artisans with years of experience. 

Using rattan as the essential material for most supplies has become a way of living as well as a cultural feature of Vietnamese people: from ethnic minorities living in the highlands to people in the West. It can be said that there is hardly any natural material as strong and durable as rattan. Many generations of local people have at least once used products or accessories made from this plant. Not as prominent as shiny leather or as luxurious as lovely silk brocade, rattan products score in their rustic and genuine beauty but shine like a raw pearl in the midst of nature.

Rattan bags – a trendy and eco-friendly accessory

Above all, the spirit of rattan bags is from the knitting techniques of talented artisans. There are various knitting styles, from basic to advanced such as single-woven, double or triple-woven, etc. 

Sometimes, rattan bags are also combined with other materials for more eye-catching designs. During the production, the artisans show their ingenuity, meticulousness, and creativity when knitting rattan bags.

Depending on individual design, the simple bag will go from “being” plain to being “painted” with delicate hand drawings, beautiful patterns, or unique accessories attached to the bag. Sometimes, the bag will also be dyed with beautiful colors to become trendier and easier to mix and match with any outfit in your wardrobe. With skillful hands, each slice of idyllic rattan will be shaped by the artisan into a delicate and trendy handbag.

In addition to the ordinary bags, rattan can also be used to make rattan backpacks, rattan crossbody bags, and rattan bucket bags. From youthful, elegant style to romantic muse, you can use rattan accessories to highlight your outfit.

A rattan handbag can be mixed and matched with an elegant colored flared dress if you want to be sweet and feminine style. Or combine with fancy shirts and jeans to look personality, dynamic but no less fashionable.

Before being transformed into a convenient bag, the artisans will select rattan trees and take them under a distinctive process to clean and manage. This process is different from brand to brand to get the trees ready to use. In particular, there are not many complicated stages or harsh chemicals needed so that they will not affect the environment or health. 

Conclusion

Fashion is a term that includes both outerwear and accessories. Unlike jewelry, which you can have an eternity of, handbags are somehow more exquisite and capture the personality of their owner. However, if you are concerned about both the environment and fashion aspect, rattan bags would be an ideal choice to upgrade your fashion sense.