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We want to thank the over 350 applicants for participating in the first annual Independent Handbag Designer Awards. We received fabulous bags from around the world just confirming that the Independent Handbag Designer can no longer be ignored. We hope you join us to celebrate this special event where the winners will be announced. |
Category: Best Handbag in Overall Style and Design: Best executed handbag overall in style and design |
 Jane August, Jane August
Jane August - Jane August: IHDA Nominee: Best Handbag in Overall Style & Design
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 Scarlett Chamides, Chamides, Inc.
Chamides, Inc. - Scarlett Chamides: IHDA Nominee: Best Handbag in Overall Style & Design
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 Dayme, Babee d
Babee D - Dayme IHDA Nominee: Best Handbag in Overall Style & Design
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 Katherine Kwei, Katherine Kwei
Katherine Kwei - Katherine Kwei: IHDA WINNER: Best Handbag in Overall Style & Design
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 Osnat Gad, Ocie Miniaudiere
Ocie Jeweled Miniaudiere - Osnat Gad: IHDA Nominee: Best Handbag in Overall Style & Design
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Category: Best Handmade Handbag: Sewn, crocheted, knit or any other material where the designer is still making their bag by hand |
 JP Dewberry, Southern Vitality
SoVi-Southern Vitality - JP Dewberry: IHDA WINNER: Best Handmade Handbag
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 Karen Meyers, Karen Meyers
Karen Meyers - Karen Meyers: IHDA Nominee: Best Handmade Handbag
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 Nadia Williams, Nadia Williams
Nadia Williams - Nadia Williams: IHDA Nominee: Best Handmade Handbag
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 Tracey Vest, Tracey Vest
Tracey Vest - Tracey Vest: IHDA Nominee: Best Handmade Handbag
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 Nina Rosen, Nina Perrera Handbags
Nina Perrera Handbags - Nina Rosen: IHDA Nominee: Best Handmade Handbag
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Category: Best Student Made Handbag: Students who have successfully started their lines while still in school |
 Charmaine Ho, Me Char: Parsons School of Design, New York, New York
Me Char - Charmaine Ho: IHDA WINNER: Best Student-Made Handbag
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 Yumi Holder, Yumi, Canberra Institute of Technology TAFE, Canberra, Australia
Yumi - Yumi Holder: IHDA Nominee: Best Student-Made Handbag
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 Wei Wei Chang, Wei Wei Chang, Scuola del Cuoio, Florence, Italy
Gaya Handbags - Wei Wei Chang: IHDA Nominee: Best Student-Made Handbag
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 Jana K Friedman, Jana K Designs, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, New York
Jana K Designs - Jana K Friedman: IHDA Nominee: Best Student-Made Handbag
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 Elena Estaun Sanchez, Elena Estaun, Parsons School of Design, New York, New York
Elena Estaún - Elena Estaún Sánchez: IHDA Nominee: Best Student-Made Handbag
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Category: Most Socially Responsible Handbag: Bags that are made in a country where the proceeds are given back to the country of manufacturing or people of economically-torn country are employed to manufacture handbags |
 Arnold Haas, Wubet, Made in Ethiopia
WUBET - Arnold Haas: IHDA Finalist: Most Socially Responsible Handbag
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 Clare Elsmore-Dodsworth, Gifted Label, Made in Mongolia
Gifted Label - Clare Elsmore-Dodsworth: IHDA Finalist: Most Socially Responsible Handbag
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 Jamila Hubbard, Mad Imports, Made in Madagascar
Mad Imports - Jamila Hubbard: IHDA Finalist: Most Socially Responsible Handbag
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 Pauline Lewis and Le Thi Hong Tu, oovoo, Made in Vietnam
oovoo - Pauline Lewis: IHDA Finalist: Most Socially Reponsible Handbag
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 Maria Estrada, IGNES Handbags, Made in Uruguay
IGNES Handbags - Maria Estrada: IHDA WINNER: Most Socially Responsible Handbag
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Audience Fan Favorite
To be announced the night of the Independent Handbag Designer Awards...
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