How AI Is Changing Luxury Handbag Resale with SecondSense | Emily Blumenthal & Chris Lucas
How can artificial intelligence transform the way we shop for luxury secondhand handbags? In this episode of Handbag Designer 101, Emily Blumenthal sits down with Chris Lucas, CEO and founder of Secon...
22 Sep 29min
Why Your Samples—and Ego—Are Costing You Retail Deals | Emily Blumenthal & Karrica
Why do independent designers struggle to land and keep retail accounts? In this episode of Handbag Designer 101, Emily Blumenthal sits down with industry expert Karrica for a no-nonsense look at what ...
15 Sep 44min
The Psychology Behind Why We Buy Handbags with the Lazy Thrifter | Jeremy Carr & Emily Blumenthal
Why do people become so emotionally attached to brands like Coach and Louis Vuitton? In this episode of Handbag Designer 101, Emily Blumenthal sits down with Jeremy Carr, creator of The Lazy Thrifter,...
8 Sep 34min
Why a Swedish Restaurant Owner Started Making Handbags | Markus Richtmann & Emily Blumenthal
What happens when a restaurant owner and lifelong maker decides to create a handbag—and discovers a whole new career? In this episode of Handbag Designer 101, Emily Blumenthal sits down with Markus Ri...
1 Sep 25min
Can a Football be a Handbag? Ann Gaylord on Reinventing Handwoven Bags | Emily Blumenthal & Ann Gaylord
What happens when childhood memories of Philippine handwoven materials collide with an unexpected idea—and a football becomes a handbag? In this episode of Handbag Designer 101, Emily Blumenthal sits ...
25 Aug 28min
Lale Boz of Normal New York: From Passion Project to Retail Disruptor | Emily Blumenthal & Lale Boz
What happens when a passion project becomes a new kind of retail platform? In this episode of Handbag Designer 101, Emily Blumenthal sits down with Lale Boz, founder of Normal New York, to explore how...
18 Aug 47min
The Luxury Handbag Patience Game on Building Siena Wolf | Emily Blumenthal & Lori Tyberg
What happens when customers love your handbag—but don’t buy it right away? In this episode, Lori Tyberg, founder of Siena Wolf, shares what it takes to build a luxury handbag brand around timeless des...
11 Aug 24min
