Left: Besa Stitch Hobo $429, Right: Anna Switch tote $418
This week, we're taking a break from streetwear, so we can introduce you all to one of our favorite new accessory designers, Antoinette Lee. Miss Lee offers a very chic and affordable line of clutches, totes, and hobos. Each handbag is crafted in New York with careful detail and workmanship. So, everybody gets a piece of luxury without having to break the bank. How fabulous is that?
1. What's your biggest self-indulgence?
I would definitely have to say a hot bubble bath!
2. Fill in the blank: As a kid, I thought I would grow up to be a designer, or involved in something creative.
3. What has been inspiring you lately?
Autumn is my favorite season, which has been one of my inspirations for initial ideas of my Fall 2008 line. Also my everyday experiences of life in New York City are always a constant inspiration.
4. What are you working on right now?
Right now I have just debuted my Spring 2008 line, which I love! This season I introduced two new styles, and added special touches to every bag; such as new striped linings. Also each handbag now comes with its very own Antoinette Lee Design's dustbag. Can't wait for you to see the line, be sure to keep an eye out for it!
PS: The fifth question has kind of disappeared, so I thought I would end this with a little handbag trivia:
It takes between 18 to 25 hours for artisians to create the super-luxurious Hermes Birkin bag. Also, the Paris workrooms produce only five Birkins per week, which then are supplied world wide.
No wonder those wait lists are so long.
