LEATHER BAG #2 - THE MUMMY BAG

(Dress - Harputs / Shoes - LD Tuttle / Bag - Zana Bayne)

I don't do any drugs, but I think I might be addicted to making bags now. For the "Mummy Bag", I wanted something that was slightly larger than "The Spike", but a radically different look. Like its namesake, the piece has is wrapped with strips of black leather that fringe down in the front. I wanted there to be little-to-no hardware - woven leather takes the place of rivets. It is surprisingly lightweight.

Since I normally dress in several pieces black clothing at a time, I intended for the Mummy Bag to act as yet another black layer. Since the Spike Bag was made to act like a shape, the Mummy Bag is meant to simply mimic texture.

Front view

Side view

Back view

LEATHER BAG #1 - THE SMALL SPIKE

(Dress - Diana Brinks / T - Helmut Lang / Leather Gloves - Margiela / Boots - Veronique Branquinho / Bag - Zana Bayne)

My first bag was born out of necessity and function, believe it or not! I am a handbag minimalist - I only use two, but they are both fairly large. I am often faced with situations where I lack pockets, but don't want to carry the extra weight of a heavy handbag and only need to bring my cellphone and keys or whatnot.

I began with the idea of creating an external pocket, but also wanted to craft a bag in a new geometric shape - almost like a jewelry adornment. I thought about triangles, pyramids...they just got too bulky and problematic. The "spike" shape allows the bag to fall flat against the body yet maintain a sharp dimensionality.

EDIT: The Spike Bag can now be purchased HERE

This bag is entirely made by hand - no machines used whatsoever. It is also used from only one piece of leather. It is so lightweight that I barely notice it on my shoulder.

It may be petite, but it fits my essentials. All of the above were inside for the prior photos.