Holiday trend

I just fell in love!

The color blocking, the animal prints, the metallic!

Yes, I am also a shoe person, it was actually my first love before handbags...but a much harder world to dive into.  But seriously, these are awesome! 

Plus, it looks like I should be sending samples to Rachel Zoe or Rachel Bilson, since their picks look very similar to my holiday collection!

We are calling it a "Starry Night" collection.  Since it's a beautiful evening handbag collection, filled with sparkle!  Besides the classic color blocking combos, metallic snakeskin and stud detailing, we added some great neutral grey prints with pops of pink. (that's what this picture is missing...a pop of color!)

Stay tuned for more to come on our holiday collection with a sneak peak from our photo shoot!

Holiday 2011 beginnings

I'm Emily, the summer design intern. I'm excited to take you behind the scenes on design related projects all summer long...from picking out fabrics and leathers to deciding on styles and sizes!

Holiday is my first collection to assist with, from ordering leather swatches to deciding on final styles to researching handbag chains. For the collection, we've selected to use a kelly green, bronze, and antique blue leather. After spending a semester abroad learning about handbag design and making my very first one, I was REALLY excited to be a part of a new "style" addition to the collection, called the "Sophie" Crossbody. I assisted Brynn with the design of "Sophie," configuring sizing, appropriate fabrics and researching the perfect chain. Going through the design process for Holiday from the beginning to starting the sample process has been such a great learning experience for me. Seeing how everything comes together to form a lovely collection of harmonizing leathers and fabrics to styles is amazing.

I will keep you posted with more as the holiday collection comes to life!

Now onto Spring...OMG!