Maryanne Mathias and Molly Keogh bring the textiles of Africa to Western fashionistas with their apparel and accessories label Osei-Duro.

The company was born in Ghana after the designers fell in love with the array of traditional fabrics and designs the country offered.

Osei-Duro's designs are made from sustainable ...

Australian label Helveticus turns Switzerland's old army blankets into stylish and sustainable accessories.

Once upon a time the Swiss army stockpiled these blankets in their bunkers and depots throughout the Alps in case of war. However there never was any conflict, and when the blankets were replaced with ...

Omaha based designer Chris Hughes takes handbag manufacturing back to basics with his fashion label Artifact Bag Co.

Hughes crafts every bag by hand using old-fashioned hand tools and the vintage industrial equipment he finds at estate sales, warehouse liquidations, and internet classifieds. Each one is ...

Seamstress Julia Okun offers an alternative to mass-produced purses with the hand-crafted bags from her line, Rennes.

The Boston native is involved in every aspect of the creation process, from drafting the design to completing the final stitch. This hands-on approach ensures that each bag is of exceptional ...

You don't need to be a Hollywood glamazon to enjoy the lovely leather purses from the cheekily named label Beautiful People. With the recent launch of its Spring 2011 collection, the brand is beginning to attract some real attention.
"When designing Beautiful People, ...

Lollington offers an alternative to masculine laptop cases with its fun and feminine range of protective sleeves.

Rather than boring plain black and brown fabrics we see cases embellished with pink elephants, rainbow colored migrating birds, and swimming mermaids.

The cases might look playful, but inside they're all business. Each one is padded ...

Chiwit Design goes back to basics with its quirky handbag designs. The label, which has bases in Italy and Thailand, shuns modern factories in favor of old-fashioned handicrafts.

While the techniques are time-honored, the designer Andrea Mangiarotti's purses are very modern. Rather than follow the trends though, he prefers to go ...

The handcrafting and meticulous design of Nancy Gonzalez's line ensures that every piece is a unique piece of art. Her focus is always on the materials, and her accessories are never fussy, over-designed, or trendy. This small crocodile clutch is a fabulous addition to the collection.

The bronze treatment on the crocodile skin ...

Atlanta based designer Alejandra Dunphy shows us that eco-chic can be stylish with her new range of green clutch purses. The former environmental design consultant has built on her knowledge of sustainable materials and practices in the development of her own accessories line.

Each purse is made of Merino wool hand ...

Nancy  Gonzalez is a Colombian designer who has all her accessories handcrafted in her home country. Not only that, but she maintains her own exotic animal farms, which allows her a great deal of quality control over both the materials and craftsmanship of her line. The result of all this control is ...

Colorado based designer Annie O. Waterman celebrates traditional Peruvian materials and helps the women of South America rise above their circumstances with her colorful accessories range. Annie O's collection features hand-embroidered purses, scarves, belts, jewelry, and other fashion items all made in accordance with Fair Trade practices.
More than just accessories, ...

BillyKirk's creates masculine looking murses with a splash of eco cred.

The label can't really be classed as green, as it does use leather in all its designs, but it does its best to make this luxury skin a bit more environmentally friendly. Each BillyKirk bag is handcrafted with domestic or ...

We've all heard the saying that one's man trash is another's treasure, but I've never seen trash looking quite as stylish as this, or costing quite as much. But Trash is the unlikely name of the latest luxury travel bags from Travelteq.

I'm not sure what is behind the puzzling moniker, ...

A pair of Louis Vuitton advertisements has been pulled after advertising watchdogs found they misled customers.

The advertisements depict a "seamstress with linen thread and beeswax" and boast of the "infinite patience" which goes into the crafting of each bag, yet Louis Vuitton purses are made using sewing machines.

The French fashion ...

Laga Handbags has been changing the lives of impoverished Indonesian women since 2004, but it wasn't until the brand was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show recently that the world really began to take notice.

Laga Handbags employs women from villages in the Aceh province affected by the 2004 tsunami. They ...

We've seen many prominent handbag designers doing their best to help Haiti rebuild after the recent earthquake, but it's refreshing to see a fashion brand from this devastated country rising again.

In fact, Phelicia Dell's VeVe Collection is doing so well that isn't taken her to Florida's upcoming Miami ...

Tooled leather is a massive trend this summer. For vintage aficionados this is a blessing, a chance to drag their sexy retro belts and sturdy leather handbags out of fashion hibernation. Vintage style satchels and cross body purses such as this are just begging to be used and loved.

An eternal look that ...

If you're more into authentic artisan bags that look like they came from an exotic market than the latest trendy label off Fifth Avenue, this Moroccan Straw Tote may be for you.

Handwoven in Morocco using 100% natural materials, this is a classic straw tote that will never go out of style. ...