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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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...
Beyond the Monogram: 10 Indie Handbags That Ruled the 2000s
For those of us who braved the handbag hustle of the 2000s, including knocking down the doors of VERVE, Big Drop, and Kirna Zabete, you were privy to the rise (and fall) of a select group of esteemed brands. These handbag designers were the...
Baguettes, Shells, and Chrome Domes: RIP Boring Bags
If you want to understand where the handbag market is going, you have to look at where it’s been.
This past weekend, I walked the Not Normal Retail Show with eBay in New York City, which was a veritable high of vintage shopping. For your s...
The It Bag is Back
Continuing the breakout success of its Summer 2025 debut, The It Bag x NY NOW returns for its third edition to the Jacob Javits Center, August 2–4, 2026. This showcase has cemented its role as the definitive blueprint for how independent ha...
Dispatches from Manhattan Vintage: The New Antiquarians
If anyone has been following me and my connection to vintage, then you already know from my Handbag Awards’ dresses that I have spent my fair share of time at the Manhattan Vintage show. In fact, I have been attending probably since it star...
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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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