Americana Luxury Handbags: Mod Explosion
The Art Institute of Seattle’s Fashion Marketing students, enrolled in the 3D Visual Merchandising class, were proud to present ‘The...
Revisiting The Greatest American Luxury Handbag Brands
"American fashion will never have the heritage prestige of French houses like Chanel and Hermès, but that’s not the only way to make...
The 2017 Cars & Couture Fashion Show
The 2017 LeMay Cars & Couture fashion show was a great success! Industry insiders believe it was the best and the largest local runway...
Judith Leiber: Legendary American Designer
Judith Leiber was born Judith Peto in Budapest, Hungary, where in 1939 she became an apprentice at the Hungarian Handbag Guild, and the...
Martin Van Schaak: History
Martin Van Schaak hardly ever advertised, and did not sell his designs in stores. His important customers—ladies of means and...
Martin Van Schaak: New York’s Purveyor of Fine Handbags
“Too rarefied to operate from anything as public as a showroom, he preferred to call on his society clientèle in their own homes. Any bag...
Martin Van Schaak: Handbag Jewelry
The corner stone of the fabulous vintage designs by Martin Van Schaak is a sizable, 24K gold-plated ornament encrusted with sparkling...
Martin Van Schaak: Styles, Designs, Materials
Classic and traditional, Martin Van Schaak handbags are not without occasional little “fantasies,” as the Master used to say himself....
Fashion History: The Victorian Period
In the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution in Victorian England, as well as the development of the railroad, facilitated the rise of...
Victorian Exotic Skin Evening Bags
At the end of the 19th century, as women’s lives and activities became more diverse, both in Europe and America, the demand for handbags...
