Sunday, October 09, 2005

Fab New Handbag Designer Kathy Van Zeeland

Kathy Van Zeeland is my most recent favorite designer - I'm into lots of bling right now! Below is a brief history of this handbag designer, taken directly from her website. Check out her bags when you get a chance!

If you want more information about the history of other famous handbag designers, check out my site at http://henriettashandbags.com/handbag-history.html and find out about Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Laurel Burch.


AS A CHILD, I REMEMBER MY GRANDMOTHER HELEN ALWAYS LOOKED ELEGANT CARRYING HER FAVORITE CHANEL HANDBAG. I WAS ALWAYS TRYING TO EMULATE HER GRACE BY ACCESSORIZING MYSELF WITH HANDBAGS, SHOES AND HATS. EVERY GIRL PLAYS DRESS UP, BUT LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT THIS CHILDHOOD PASTIME WOULD BECOME MY DRIVING PASSION AND CAREER.

THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, MY PARENTS CONSTANTLY ENCOURAGED ME TO PURSUE MY CREATIVE TALENTS. THROUGH MY TEENS, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE I WAS POSSESSED WITH FASHION MAGAZINES AND SHOPPING FOR THE LATEST TRENDS. I USED TO SKETCH HANDBAGS IN MY FREE TIME.

AFTER COLLEGE, I WANTED TO GET RETAIL EXPERIENCE SO I BECAME AN ACCESSORY BUYER FOR SAKS FIFTH AVENUE. AFTER A FEW YEARS, I LEFT TO START MY CAREER IN DESIGNING ACCESSORIES.

IT WAS THEN THAT I MET MY HUSBAND, BRUCE WHO REALLY BELIEVED IN ME AND TAUGHT ME SO MUCH THAT I KNOW TODAY. HE IS MY TRUE MENTOR AND INSPIRATION. TOGETHER, WE DESIGNED AND LED THE LAUNCH OF NINE WEST, ENZO ANGIOLINI, AND EASY SPIRIT ACCESSORIES. AFTER TEN YEARS AT NINE WEST AND OVER TEN MILLION HANDBAGS SOLD, I DECIDED IN EARLY 2004 IT WAS TIME TO LAUNCH MY OWN LINE OF ACCESSORIES.

MY COMMITMENT TO YOU IS TO CONSTANTLY DEVELOP NEW, EXCLUSIVE MATERIALS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, AND CREATE THE MOST TREND RIGHT PRODUCT EACH SEASON. I WANT YOU TO LOOK AND FEEL GREAT WEARING MY HANDBAGS, AND I AM CONFIDENT YOU WILL RECEIVE MANY COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR SENSE OF STYLE.

I TRULY BELIEVE LUXURY SHOULD BE AFFORDABLE!! THANK YOU FOR VIEWING MY ACCESSORY COLLECTION.

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