Three students in a classroom work together on a green project board at a table with papers and art supplies.

Handbag Design

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Start Date

07/13

Time

6:30pm–10pm

Room

Tower 555

End Date

08/26

Meeting Day

Mondays and Wednesdays

Credits

3

Everyone knows that accessories make the outfit and constitute a major part of the fashion industry. Explore handbag design as a specialization. Topics and projects include a brief history of the handbag, researching present trends, and creating designs. Using industry standards, students design and construct a clutch, soft shoulder, and constructed handbag. Basic materials and tools are supplied along with a resource list for individual project materials.

 

This class meets in person on campus at MassArt.

Kristen Lombardi

Kristen Lombardi is a fashion designer and tailor with a specialty in accessories and leather goods. She is the owner / designer of Manimal, whose work has been featured in Vogue, Elle, Elle Spain and Nylon Magazine. She has been exploring hand craft and design professionally for 15 years and is a graduate of Massachusetts College of Art’s … Read more