Montana West Purses
Montana West is an impressive new star in the field of womens accessories. Montana West Purses are leather purses with a rustic look. It can be said they have a western theme with brown and black leather. Leather is of course known for its durablability and ruggedness. There is usually a protective layer applied to the purses to prevent water damage. The handbags are oftern decorated with rhinestones and stars. In addition, they feature crosses and/ or fleur de lis. You have a great deal of variety and choices when shopping for a Montana West purse. They also offer flip flops and wallets.
Country Road is a company within the Montana West company. They offer purses in similar design and style.
The word purse in the English language comes from Latin. The Latin word bursa is translated to ox hide. You can imagine sacks fashioned from ox hide that were used to carry various items. The Middle English word, or corruption of the Latin word was purs (without the letter e). Interestingly, the Latin word is similar to the Greek byrsa. So the Latin word owes its origin to ancient Greece.
The Montana West brand name is taken from the 41st U.S. state. Montana is the 4th largest state, but is one of the least populated, ranking 48 out of 50 in population density. The name itself comes from the Spanish term for mountain. The western third of the state is the Rocky Mountain range. Ranching is one of the primary occupations within Montana. This a traditional western occupation. The brand name matches the style of western, rugged and leather handbag,
Montana, with all it's vast land area has become embroiled in an unusual dispute. There is an argument over the public having access to public lands. Certain wealthy individuals like Ted Turner and the Wilks brothers have purchase vast amounts of land surrounding public land. You must cross their land to reach the public lands. The wealthy landowners impose a fee to cross to the public lands. The current argument involves corner crossing and making it legal would allow public access to nearly one million acres. Unfortunately, on February 18, 2013, the Montana state government voted the bill to make it legal down.