Purse inspirations from the new book Handbag Designer 101: Everything You Need to Know About Designing, Making, and Marketing Handbags

Today's eye candy is a few of the design inspirations from the book Handbag Designer 101: Everything You Need to Know About Designing, Making, and Marketing Handbags:

 If you like handbags and like designing and sewing them yourself then I bet you will love:

Handbag Designer 101:

Everything You Need to Know About Designing, Making, and Marketing Handbags

by

Emily Blumenthal

This is the bible for handbag designers or women who aspire to make their own bags. Included in the book are instructions for creating the 15 essential bag styles—clutch, hobo, tote, and more—made simple with easy-to-follow how-to illustrations, suggested difficulty levels, and color photography. Advice from famous bag designers and today’s hottest indie designers accompany each pattern.

Also included is the inside scoop on turning your handbag hobby into a successful business. From designing, to making, to marketing, Handbag Designer 101 teaches you everything you need to know.

Emily Blumenthal is the founder of the Independent Handbag Designer Awards and spearheads the website www.handbagdesigner101.com. She designed the Yasmena bag that has appeared on Sex and the City and has been sold at discerning department stores such as Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman, and Bloomingdale's.