Handbag Designer 101
Emily BlumenthalFrom the Handbag Fairy Godmother, Emily Blumenthal, for the handbag obsessed covering handbag history, handbag collabs, and everything you need to know about designing, making, and marketing handbags. \ud83d\udc5c
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The Energy is Back: How IT BAG x NY NOW Delivered Big Sales & Pure Joy
If you walked the floor at NY NOW this season, you felt it immediately: something fundamental has transformed, which I had discussed with Dorothy Belshaw, the new CEO and co-owner of NY NOW, on a recent episode of my podcast, Handbag Design...
The Handbags You are Missing.
The It Bag x NY NOW returns for its third edition to the Jacob Javits Center, this Sunday through Tuesday, August 2–4, 2026. This showcase has cemented its role as the definitive blueprint for how independent handbag brands enter and thrive...
🎧 Behind the Seams: 5 Takeaways from the Latest Handbag Designer 101 Podcast Episodes
Whether you’re drafting your first tech pack or scaling an established brand, the fashion industry can feel like a maze wrapped in a riddle. Luckily, we have been bringing on industry heavyweights to demystify everything from global manufac...
Connection between Handbags and Food: Predictions Coming...
If you want to know which handbag silhouette or shade will dominate next season, forget the Paris runways. Look at what people are putting in their mouths.
Fashion and food share a deeply symbiotic relationship. Both react instantly to cul...
Beyond the Monogram: The Noughties Nostalgia Continues
By popular demand, I present to you Part 2: The It Bag Designers of the 2000s. Because - Wow. Wow. Wow. The response from the last Substack, Beyond the Monogram: 10 Indie Handbags That Ruled the 2000s, was exciting for me, and frankly, not...
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I am known as the "Handbag Fairy Godmother," & do a lot more within the world of handbags - author of "Handbag Designer 101," professor, mentor, podcaster, & founder of The Handbag Awards. I'm also known for creating wild handbag collaborations.
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