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Recent Examples of patent leatherIn the announcement video, she’s seen wearing a black catsuit with patent leather thigh-high boots, walking in front of a backdrop with the album title written over and over in her signature font.—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 21 July 2025 Because of the legendary drummer's stylings, while wearing a dark cowboy hat, blending into his electric blue suit and white patent leather cowboy boots standing out on purpose, Vaughan had enough room to add a slight flourish to the track's signature jazzy, surf rock melodic line.—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 The design holds a bold Americana vibe with iconic symbols like Mount Rushmore, the Liberty Bell, and the White House embroidered over high-quality patent leather.—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025 The other was a patent leather mini shacket worn with a slick midi skirt accessorized with a gold Chanel chain belt and black pumps.—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for patent leather
The singer, however, doubled down on wearing white with a matching crocodile Hermés Birkin bag, estimated to retail between $45,000 and $75,000, according to Sotheby's, to complete the look.
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Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Photographer Osama Fathi has captured a stunning view of Perseid meteors crossing the bright ribbon of the Milky Way over the ruins of an ancient settlement in Egypt dedicated to the worship of the crocodile god Soknopaios.
Jhala and his co-authors said the lions also prey on pigs and nilgais – a type of antelope - which helps eliminate animals the local farmers consider to be pests.
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Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
The surrounding badlands provide the perfect habitat for a wealth of cactus species, while mammals span from mule deer to the pronghorn, an antelope-like animal that’s distantly related to modern-day giraffes.
The team then began tracking the alligator using Appleton's sonar device and found it at the bottom of the lake, submerged 16 feet deep, the hunters told the Clarion-Ledger.
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Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Shop the exclusive here at Vogue, and find yours in black, eucalyptus, oxblood, python, or black alligator.
The pageant queen, 24, was seen in a box during the game opposite former NFL star Randy Moss in the stands wearing a white tank top, blue snakeskin pants and a large ring on her left hand.
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Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Cow print and snakeskin will take over next season's shoe trends.
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