Helen E Riegle, Laurel Brandstetter, Tulay Altin, Nam Kim bags

[passerby]

Hi, these bags by independent designers (I love to look at independent designers' work) look cool, IMHO. Have any of you bought their bags?

To quote an article from STYLINGWORLD.com about one of the designers, Helen E Riegle:

http://www.stylingworld.com/thesource/features/helen_riegle/index.php

Helen models her designs on objects found in nature. Coupling her “green chic” aesthetic and business ideals to favour pure silk, hemp canvas, and other sustainable materials over leather, Helen’s handbags are a perfect complement to values that are really just taking hold in the public – values like personal responsibility and self-awareness

http://www.her-design.com/collection_oc.htm

Pics off shoptrunkt.com

http://www.shoptrunkt.com/public.showprod.cfm/productid/832
Helen E Riegle Leaf bag (a laptop bag)

I love the clean-looking lines of the above bag.

http://www.shoptrunkt.com/public.showprod.cfm/productid/1022
Helen E Riegle glory tote

http://www.shoptrunkt.com/public.showprod.cfm/productid/1064
Helen E Riegle crocus tote

http://www.shoptrunkt.com/public.showprod.cfm/productid/1023
Helen E Riegle lilybag

http://www.shoptrunkt.com/public.showprod.cfm/productid/1041
Sherry Brown slouch tote

http://www.shoptrunkt.com/public.showprod.cfm/productid/1029
Sherry Brown travelcity tote

http://www.shoptrunkt.com/public.showprod.cfm/productid/960
Laurel Brandstetter Globetrot tote

http://www.shoptrunkt.com/public.showprod.cfm/productid/1065
Tulay Altin lily tote

http://www.shoptrunkt.com/public.showprod.cfm/productid/725
Nam Kim fly by night bag


http://www.shoptrunkt.com/public.showprod.cfm/productid/1063
Helen E Riegle lotus bag

 

[abandonedimages]

Never seen these before, thanks for sharing! Long totes arent really my thing though and I'm not sure I love the patterns.

I like this one though -

 

[passerby]

Hi abandoned, good to hear from you. I didn't realise that I'd posted about that bag before - Sherry Brown has her own website, urban kitty.

http://www.aprettyrock.com/shop/silk-patchwork-bag
Cute patchwork bag

This site has some very pretty jewellery - very reasonably-priced too. The number of talented independent designers (handbags, jewellery etc) in the US is amazing, I think.

 

[Greenie]

As always, passerby, you come up with the best stuff! WTG. Love the helen reigel stuff

 

[passerby]

Thanks, Greenie. Am now very interested in indie designers stuff (thanks mainly to grechenscloset )