The Divine Tribe is a collaboration of talent, education and inspiration spanning 4 continents, culminating in a signature best defined as "urban-exotic." We have just introduced out Spring 2009 collection and are continuing to have success with our Fall 2008 line. We have been designing and making handbags, specifically, since 2003. We are known for our use of exotic skins, our high grade original hardware and our furniture inspired woven patterns. All of our hardware is designed and molded by and for The Divine Tribe only, making our bags truly original. We use the likes of Eel skin, fresh water snake, ostrich, and lambskin, all vegetable dyed. We feel that exotic skins, as opposed to embossed leather, really stand out and represent our target audience.

We appeal to women aged 20 and up who aren't afraid to show their urban exotic side. She is a professional who loves to step outside the safe trends of the season. She is bold and is an absolute hand bag lover! The Divine Tribe is continually inspired by the earth and it's inherent wealth. Our lines of exotic skin hand bags and accessories give to the bounty nature provides. Our designs respectfully engage in a style explicitly appreciative of the world's riches in tribute to people who treasure it.

The Divine Tribe is an engagement of style by designers and destined partners with a common lifelong passion. It is a collaboration of talent, education and inspiration spanning four continents, culminating in a signature best defined as 'urban-exotic.' Chad Ypon, a photographer and jewelry designer of Filipino descent and myself, Elison, a Parsons and FIT graduate and women's leather clothing designer combine their talent and inspiration to make The Divine Tribe.

We share a common love for travel. When we lived in India,  we would hand stitch pants together and add our own signature to them. While working at a flea market selling our original handmade pants, I got violently ill. Chad had to rush me to the airport, per her doctor's request, to get her back to the states for health care. He had to leave all of our designs behind in good faith that no one would steal them. Upon his return, everything was gone and we were left with nothing. Luckily, I regained my health and we have been keeping a much closer eye on our designs ever since.

In 2007, we had an opportunity to represent their handbags on Home Shopping Network. I love being the spokes person for The Divine Tribe on HSN. While I was nervous at first, as it was my first television experience, but I seemed to be a natural and we found a lot of success with HSN. This by far after all of our experiences has been what has made it all worth it.