Boticca’s Style Hunters Chiara and Philippa are always on the lookout for designers who unique pieces with original materials. Leather is particularly interesting because it is very adaptable, but there are many steps it must endure before it is ready for use. Discover the beauty and effort behind every leather bag.
Studded lambskin leather pouch by Jack Germain
Jack Germain started making her own handbags out of her apartment in New York’s Lower East Side neighborhood before a New York Times interview left her so inundated with orders she had to shift production out of her home (don’t worry, the bags are still made in New York). Details like the embossed studs on this fabulous clutch make her bags really unique. I know a few girls who’d be happy to receive this studded pouch as a gift this holiday season (I’m hoping someone gets the hint!).
Another week, another influx of creative and unique designers.
Montreal-based jewelry designer Noémie Vaillancourt is in the midst of a love affair with feathers. Her Noémiah line combines fragile feathers with tougher materials like brass and enamel to create gorgeous contrasts. The delicate feathers are sliced and shaped to create various effects – ostrich feathers are ribbon-like on her Giraffe Feather Bib necklace and sharp in her Asymmetrical Arrowhead earrings. Her Feux Follets collection features feathers, stones and tiny mirrors, which bring each piece to life.
Liucia Japan is a partnership, a literal marriage of Eastern and Western styles. Toronto-born designer Alycia says her Japanese husband is her “sounding board:” They work on this modern brand together. Liucia clutches are made with colorful obi silk, cut carefully to highlight the various colors and prints. The line also features hand-painted bags and wallets with stunning color combinations. “Each bag and accessory should enhance the lifestyle of the customer in some small way,” the designers say, and we certainly agree.
New York-based designer Jack Germain was still making bags in her Lower East Side apartment when her pieces caught the eye of a New York Times blogger. Jack updates classic shapes with tactile details such as embossed studs and laser cut leather. Each Jack Germain bag is designed to go everywhere with you. As Jack says, “A bag is like a woman’s sidekick. My whole theme is that your bag lives the life that you live.”
Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity.Ray Douglas Bradbury
It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy.
You can’t try to do things. You simply must do.
