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missty4 · Apr 26th, 2009, 06:49 PM

I was adding curves to the upper half of the bag and noticed along with the shape, it looked like a samurai helmet. I thought of lulu's idea of adding samurai elements and took it forward, and this is a rough rough outline of something I came up with:

(pay not attention to the applique detail, attempt at a butterfly)

It's still really bare without other details and pockets, but that's the general gist and shape. What do you guys think? I think this would reach a very limited audience and I'm trying to stay away from something too gimmicky/cheesy, but it does look kinda cool and have stage presence. And, I thought it would be fun to add novelty slits on the back for optional katana holder, or at least, rolled documents.

fafnir · Apr 26th, 2009, 06:56 PM

missty, this is very cool. Love the idea of the "samurai" vibe.

Is this going to be a hand-held bag only, or will it have a shoulder strap option? How big are you thinking this will be?

missty4 · Apr 26th, 2009, 06:57 PM

the big loop thing around the second picture would be a braided shoulder strap aka biblio style

missty4 · Apr 26th, 2009, 07:49 PM

Ah, and size. This is very much trophy influenced, so somewhere around there :) I'm just afraid it'll look too corny. If there's a western vibe i.e. Wyeth, why not samurai vibe, hehe.

skydive nikki · Apr 26th, 2009, 08:00 PM

It's lookin great Missty. I can't wait to see what the finished product will be! I'm sure we will all want a Thuy bag. That has a ring to it . The Thuy

missty4 · Apr 26th, 2009, 08:15 PM

Thanks skydive! I don't know if I'm going with this one, that's why I thought I should shoot the idea to my expert panel judges

. And if anyone is curious on how to pronounce my name, Thuy, it sounds like "twee," like tweety bird. In kindergarten, I saw my teacher spell my name "twee" so I also wrote my name "twee" on the right-hand corner on all my papers because I thought teacher must be right, since teacher is always right, lol.

skydive nikki · Apr 26th, 2009, 08:32 PM

That story is so cute. I love your name. It is cool and unique. Mine is so boring

paelaf · Apr 26th, 2009, 08:39 PM

I love it. I think it's a gorgeous shape. In the first sketch it looks like you have pleating on the bottom...or are those seams? Either way I like it a lot. It totally looks like HH, yet not like something they've done before.

Ms.Lizardo · Apr 26th, 2009, 08:53 PM

OMG So totally cool Missty...thanks so much for including the Hotties in your project...you have some FAB ideas!!

fafnir · Apr 26th, 2009, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by missty4

the big loop thing around the second picture would be a braided shoulder strap aka biblio style

Gotcha. You are hot on the trail, missty! Oh, and I love the detailing on the base of the handles.

missty4 · Apr 26th, 2009, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by paelaf

I love it. I think it's a gorgeous shape. In the first sketch it looks like you have pleating on the bottom...or are those seams? Either way I like it a lot. It totally looks like HH, yet not like something they've done before.

At first I was thinking, piping seams that pull the leather up to give a bit of ruching effect, but now that I thought about your comment, it would be better as pleating to give it more 3-dimensionality. Like origami perhaps.

Ack this is hard :/

but fun. :)

RealMcCoy · Apr 26th, 2009, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by missty4

Thanks skydive! I don't know if I'm going with this one, that's why I thought I should shoot the idea to my expert panel judges

. And if anyone is curious on how to pronounce my name, Thuy, it sounds like "twee," like tweety bird. In kindergarten, I saw my teacher spell my name "twee" so I also wrote my name "twee" on the right-hand corner on all my papers because I thought teacher must be right, since teacher is always right, lol.

Thuy, I had no problem pronouncing your name. One of my best friends in college was named Thuy. Our area was the initial stop and processing center for Vietnamese refugees in the 70's. Thuy was Vietnamese. I think I recall her telling me that her name meant snow flower and the name represented loyalty.

I like the "essence of samurai" in your sketch. I agree with Faf - I like the handle detail. What do you think about the inverted pleats being in a contrasting color - like the inner layer of another color that shows beneath the slits and sleeves of the outer kimono?

So, are you going to have 7 folds to represent the 7 virtues of the Samurai (like the 7 folds of the Hakama)? Hmmmm... I think you could have lots of fun with this venue. Plus, you already have the sketch for the custom tag - your samurai sketch.

No pink fabric Paule Merrot tag for this DYOB!

I love HH! · Apr 27th, 2009, 01:05 AM

Missty- I am intrigued by your sketches! So do we know for sure that your bag will be mass-produced, or will there only be a sample bag created just for you?

cinnybuns · Apr 27th, 2009, 09:20 AM

Wonderful work Missty!!! I love watching how your ideas are evolving!

missty4 · Apr 27th, 2009, 10:20 AM

I love HH - I'm not sure if it'll be put into production or not. In the auction description, they had a "who knows, maybe we'll see your bag in stores!" or something like that, but they cut out that part of the description towards the end of the auction so who knows.

I did hint them that I'd like to try to see if it more than a sample could be made, hopefully :)

Thanks cinnybuns! I'd love to hear some input from everyone since I'm not sure how this design will fly, haha

RMC - Oh yay someone knows my name :) Thuy means water, but my actual full name is Thuy-Duong (sound like twee-yoong) which means, "calm, blue ocean." When my parents fled from Vietnam, my dad left first by boat, leaving my pregnant mom behind and promised to get her when he arrives safely. Since he wouldn't be around for the birth of his first-born, he asked my mom that if it's a girl, name her Thuy-Duong, to secure a safe journey across the sea for him (hence the meaning of my name). he didn't know, that my mom left by plane with grandma shortly after, heading towards portland where my uncle was at. But then she went into labor on the plane and they had to reroute the entire plane to Thailand and I was born somewhere between plane and Bangkok, but yea, that's another story. :P

I really like your ideas RMC! Kimono sleeves and virtues, this will be challenging/fun! :)

Apr 26th, 2009, 06:49 PM	#31
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,243	One of very rough concept ideas- Samurai? I was adding curves to the upper half of the bag and noticed along with the shape, it looked like a samurai helmet. I thought of lulu's idea of adding samurai elements and took it forward, and this is a rough rough outline of something I came up with: (pay not attention to the applique detail, attempt at a butterfly) It's still really bare without other details and pockets, but that's the general gist and shape. What do you guys think? I think this would reach a very limited audience and I'm trying to stay away from something too gimmicky/cheesy, but it does look kinda cool and have stage presence. And, I thought it would be fun to add novelty slits on the back for optional katana holder, or at least, rolled documents.
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Apr 26th, 2009, 06:56 PM	#32
fafnir Member Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Portland Posts: 3,883	missty, this is very cool. Love the idea of the "samurai" vibe. Is this going to be a hand-held bag only, or will it have a shoulder strap option? How big are you thinking this will be?
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Apr 26th, 2009, 06:57 PM	#33
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,243	the big loop thing around the second picture would be a braided shoulder strap aka biblio style
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,243	__________________ I'm designing a bag with Hayden-Harnett!! Check out my project so far and feedback is appreciated Missty's Design for Hayden-Harnett Update 9/16: prototype arrived Update 10/5: Goldfish charm is here! Pictures taken! <3

Apr 26th, 2009, 07:49 PM	#34
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,243	Ah, and size. This is very much trophy influenced, so somewhere around there :) I'm just afraid it'll look too corny. If there's a western vibe i.e. Wyeth, why not samurai vibe, hehe.
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,243	__________________ I'm designing a bag with Hayden-Harnett!! Check out my project so far and feedback is appreciated Missty's Design for Hayden-Harnett Update 9/16: prototype arrived Update 10/5: Goldfish charm is here! Pictures taken! <3

Apr 26th, 2009, 08:15 PM	#36
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,243	Thanks skydive! I don't know if I'm going with this one, that's why I thought I should shoot the idea to my expert panel judges . And if anyone is curious on how to pronounce my name, Thuy, it sounds like "twee," like tweety bird. In kindergarten, I saw my teacher spell my name "twee" so I also wrote my name "twee" on the right-hand corner on all my papers because I thought teacher must be right, since teacher is always right, lol.
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,243	__________________ I'm designing a bag with Hayden-Harnett!! Check out my project so far and feedback is appreciated Missty's Design for Hayden-Harnett Update 9/16: prototype arrived Update 10/5: Goldfish charm is here! Pictures taken! <3

Apr 26th, 2009, 08:00 PM	#35
skydive nikki foursome Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Detroit Rock City Posts: 3,089	It's lookin great Missty. I can't wait to see what the finished product will be! I'm sure we will all want a Thuy bag. That has a ring to it . The Thuy

Apr 26th, 2009, 08:32 PM	#37
skydive nikki foursome Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Detroit Rock City Posts: 3,089	That story is so cute. I love your name. It is cool and unique. Mine is so boring

Apr 26th, 2009, 08:39 PM	#38
paelaf Member Joined: Dec 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,169	I love it. I think it's a gorgeous shape. In the first sketch it looks like you have pleating on the bottom...or are those seams? Either way I like it a lot. It totally looks like HH, yet not like something they've done before.
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Apr 26th, 2009, 08:53 PM	#39
Ms.Lizardo Member Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Sunny South Florida Posts: 8,321	OMG So totally cool Missty...thanks so much for including the Hotties in your project...you have some FAB ideas!!
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Apr 27th, 2009, 01:05 AM	#43
I love HH! in a very good place Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Southern U.S. Posts: 394	Missty- I am intrigued by your sketches! So do we know for sure that your bag will be mass-produced, or will there only be a sample bag created just for you?
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Apr 27th, 2009, 09:20 AM	#44
cinnybuns Cindy C. Joined: Jun 2008 Location: NY Posts: 241	Wonderful work Missty!!! I love watching how your ideas are evolving!
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Apr 27th, 2009, 10:20 AM	#45
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,243	I love HH - I'm not sure if it'll be put into production or not. In the auction description, they had a "who knows, maybe we'll see your bag in stores!" or something like that, but they cut out that part of the description towards the end of the auction so who knows. I did hint them that I'd like to try to see if it more than a sample could be made, hopefully :) Thanks cinnybuns! I'd love to hear some input from everyone since I'm not sure how this design will fly, haha RMC - Oh yay someone knows my name :) Thuy means water, but my actual full name is Thuy-Duong (sound like twee-yoong) which means, "calm, blue ocean." When my parents fled from Vietnam, my dad left first by boat, leaving my pregnant mom behind and promised to get her when he arrives safely. Since he wouldn't be around for the birth of his first-born, he asked my mom that if it's a girl, name her Thuy-Duong, to secure a safe journey across the sea for him (hence the meaning of my name). he didn't know, that my mom left by plane with grandma shortly after, heading towards portland where my uncle was at. But then she went into labor on the plane and they had to reroute the entire plane to Thailand and I was born somewhere between plane and Bangkok, but yea, that's another story. :P I really like your ideas RMC! Kimono sleeves and virtues, this will be challenging/fun! :)
missty4 OP Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,243	__________________ I'm designing a bag with Hayden-Harnett!! Check out my project so far and feedback is appreciated Missty's Design for Hayden-Harnett Update 9/16: prototype arrived Update 10/5: Goldfish charm is here! Pictures taken! <3 Last edited by missty4; Apr 27th, 2009 at 10:26 AM.

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