Parisian designers R&Y Augousti specialize in exotic materials, such as the purple stingray leather on this sleek fold-over envelope clutch; $515 at farfetch.com. A pop of pebbled, shagreen-style ...

Rather, the case is covered with shagreen, a.k.a. stingray skin, which is fast becoming the fashion and design finish du jour. If you can get past the thought of graceful cowtail stingrays ...

Here’s a fashion trend you may or may not want to reel in: stingray chic. Known in the trade as shagreen, stingray skin is making a bit of a splash in the accessory department this season.

Here’s a fashion trend you may or may not want to reel in: stingray chic. Known in the trade as shagreen, stingray skin is making a bit of a splash in the accessory department this season.

But Karl and Joachim Springer are bringing a rare, long-forgotten hide called shagreen, taken in small patches from the bellies of stingrays and sharks, back into vogue. Shagreen, fresh off the ...

Expensive shagreen (stingray skin) benches line the windows, and the sitting area features a sleek sectional sofa and floor lamp with oversize shade, à la Philippe Starck. A long white Parsons ...

Home accessories made with shagreen (pronounced chagrin) only look like the latest thing. In fact, Louis XV probably had wig cases and snuff boxes covered in the grainy-looking stingray skin.

Shagreen tic-tac-toe set, $695, Aerin, aerin.com Photograph courtesy of Aerin Shagreen is a pebbled leather traditionally made from rayfish skin, though it can also come from shark or dogfish.

“This is a complete and absolute first,” said Mr Boucher, who designed a bespoke interior for the car from shagreen, or stingray leather, in his Toowoomba workshop. “It’s the first time ...