Handbag designer Joanna Maxham — whose namesake brand has grown nearly 300 percent in the last two years — appears to have successfully charted a trajectory from the corporate world to the creative one. The Connecticut-based designer’s collection of streamlined leather bags is presently sold in over 50 stores in the U.S., with additional distribution Read More →

2015 was the year of It-bag overload– hello, Loewe’s Puzzle bag, Chloé’s saddlebag, and all Gucci everything. Now, we’re not dissing these much-loved labels (in fact, they’ll always have a place in our hearts) but if Mansur Gavriel’s astronomic rise to popularity is any indication, people are looking for something more. Options that aren’t attached Read More →