Thanks to contacts to Belgium I’ve recently got this tip from Steven: Michael Verheyden. He is a fashion and accessories designer from Belgium. And I just found out while reading his biography on his site, that he (about the same age than we are) studied industrial design as well. As Katrin and me did. Amazing! He found is way to fashion by being a model in Paris and started to develop his passion for fashion.
But now let’s look at his work:
In my opinion these bags could fit into our shop as basic products. They are not crazy, not fancy but really solid, well designed bags made of nice lather. What’s your opinion about these bags. Do you like them?
(pics from www.michaelverheyden.be; photographer Arthur Roovers)
Tags: bag, belgium, design, designer, fashion, Gent, industrial design, leather, Michael Verheyden, Paris
November 28, 2008 at 08:12
Oi, girls!
Haven’t been to your page for a while and thought I’d finally post something.
Realy like the bag in the first pic. To me the leather’s texture looks quite earthen and solid, but weirdly enough soft at the same time.
The decision whether you will take ’simple’ bags like this into your show case should probably depend on what you want your shop to be known for – bags in general or specifically / exclusively / limited to the stuff you keep calling ‘crazy’ (while I’d rather call it exceptional).
Be aware of the dangers underlying both business models. While the one can be too much, the other can be too constraining, esp. for a start-up like yours.
Keep on posting, I like your stuff.
Cheers, B.
January 6, 2009 at 16:06
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