Mud flaps and mud flap accessories; decorative mud flaps consisting of a polymeric mud flap base component and one or more decorative items attached to the mud flap, the one or more decorative items consisting of fabric, film, leather, synthetic leather, fringe components, metal, and combinations thereof; mud flaps consisting of (1) a mud flap body having (i) an upper mud flap body edge, (ii) a lower mud flap body edge, (iii) an outer side edge extending between the upper edge and the lower edge, (iv) an inner side edge extending between the upper edge and the lower edge opposite the outer side edge, and (v) a mud flap body front surface bound by the upper mud flap body edge, the lower mud flap body edge, the outer side edge, and the inner side edge, and (2) one or more mud flap components consisting of: horse hair, one or more leather fringe components, one or more synthetic leather fringe components, one or more fabric pieces, one or more film pieces, one or more metal foil pieces, one or more laminates consisting of two or more fabric pieces, film pieces, metal foil pieces, and combination thereof, at least one of the one or more mud flap components (a) being attached to or forming part of the mud flap body, and (b) extending beyond the outer side edge, the inner side edge, the lower mud flap body edge, or any combination thereof; mud flap components consisting of: horse hair, one or more leather fringe components, one or more synthetic leather fringe components, one or more fabric pieces, one or more film pieces, one or more metal foil pieces, one or more laminates consisting of two or more fabric pieces, film pieces, metal foil pieces, and combination thereof, the mud flap components (a) being attached to a mud flap body, and (b) extending beyond the outer side edge, the inner side edge, the lower mud flap body edge, or any combination thereof of the mud flap