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So you’d die for fashion, you say? Well Monica Botkier would like to give you the bullets. All kidding aside, we would kill for Botkier’s Flint Hobo style, which features double-pointy edged bullets...
View ArticleCheck Out These 3 Vogue Eyewear/CFDA Collaborations
New York—The second installment of the Vogue Eyewear/CFDA collaboration challenge turned three renowned fashion/accessories designers into sunwear designers, using three world-renowned cities as...
View ArticleHBD Network Hosts “Inside the Handbag Studio” Meetup
New York—Handbag greats Carlos Falchi, Monica Botkier and Rafe got together last week to discuss their beginnings in handbags and to share their tips with emerging handbag designers. Moderated by Emily...
View Article8th Annual Independent Handbag Designer Awards Seeks Submissions
New York—The most anticipated awards in the handbag industry are coming soon and so is the call for all independent handbag designers! The Independent Handbag Designer Awards (IHDA) presented by...
View ArticleFinalists Announced in 8th Annual IHDA
New York—Frankly it was a laborious process but an interesting one. This week, Handbag Designer 101 announced the finalists for the eighth annual Independent Handbag Designer Awards (IHDA). The 30...
View ArticleFinally: 2014 IHDA Annual Handbag Award Winners Revealed!
New York—For those in handbags—especially emerging designers/brands—it’s the most anticipated event of the year. On Wednesday, the winners of the 2014 Eighth Annual Independent Handbag Designer Awards...
View ArticleItem of the Day: Botkier
Monica Botkier has been keeping her eye out for local inspiration. A successful fashion photographer when she began her namesake collection in 2003, Botkier introduced what has become one of her iconic...
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