Oh dear God, I don't know HOW this one slipped through the net - I'm putting it down to Fashion Week madness - Tamara Fogle, utter bag genius! Forgive me Tamara, for not putting this up sooner, I only just found the pics on my camera!
Taking a little breather from the shows during the week, I found myself strolling round the exhibition, only to (very happily) end up at Tamara's stand, tucked away at the end (why she wasn't at the beginning so everyone saw her first is beyond me!). She was being filmed at the time, I think for a Fashion Week online channel, but I stood and listened to what she was saying.
All the textiles Tamara sources for her incredible bags are vintage and antique. The pictures below show bags made from, if you can believe this, antique German flour sacks dating back to the 1830s. You can 100% guarantee that NO ONE else will have the same bag as you. Each sack has individual markings on; in Gothic-style writing the farmers name, the location and the date the sack was first used.
For some other of her creations, Tamara uses antique Hungarian grain sacks (from 1910) in flax linen and vintage military tent canvas from 1945. Aren't her materials genius? Just what I like, a bag with a story (that's the products, not you Tamara!).
I think what drew me in was the vintage feel to the bags, which is strange because as vintage goes, I ain't so much a fan. But these, you can tell when you touch them, are pure quality. I can't really pin point why I love them so much, I just do! You need to feel and touch one to appreciate. My favourites are the larger ones, they have lots of character. That's it - character. Her bags personify character.
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My personal favourite, large weekend sack bag
Brighter linens
Gorge man/shoulder bag
