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Rouched Faux Ostrich print on leather with tatooed cuff, $250 |
Tattoo illustrations on Buckskin Leather, $300 |
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| 1. | Love your style. Tried to view your site... splash pic hindrance. - Miss from CA, August 31, 2009. | | 2. | You are amazing! Love your designs. There is something wrong with your website. Please fix asap! Can't wait to go back on it to find out more about you! - Kisha from NY, August 31, 2009. | | 3. | Fabulous designs. Would consider buying one of your bags, but can't figure out from your website how do do so! - Elizabeth from Washington, DC, September 10, 2009. |
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| My name is Candace Marquette and I'm just a crazy kind-of
gal that loves the challenge of making something out of nothing. My style is
artsy with a mix of offbeat edge and sophistication. But I can never be Candace
with out adding a little taste of punk rocker chic swagger. Right now I have a
line that I have not named yet that I am working on. This line will focus more
on leather detail with pops of tattoo artistry. I will incorporate more drawings
of faces, bodies and very ethereal artist backgrounds.
Candy Purse accessories are made from the finest leathers and skins all rolled
up in a couture ball of personality. Most bags are ripped up with tattooed
illustrated and hand painted detail out of this world. All Candy Purses come
dripping with antique findings, beads, and chain that I find at various antique
malls. My audience is the kind of girl/woman that loves to stand out in a crowd.
She just eats up attention and loves to show off her individuality.
I got my line started actually by accident. I wanted to make a bag to empress an
employer at the time to get a job. I used a perfume box and added some of my old
watercolor paintings to it and it came out fabulous. As the years passed I got
better and began to use leather. From then on they just morphed into beautiful
artful pieces. My handbags are all made by me one at time. I do use some
machine detail but I construct, design and put together every single piece from
start to finish. No one will ever own a bag like you. Even if I put out a
limited edition I make sure each bag has something different.
I had a design nightmare happen to me when I was a little younger and naive. I
did not finish college but I got all the schooling that I felt that I needed. So
I approached a very well know manufacturer in Dallas to see if I could get a job
there as a designer. Well they asked me to do an portfolio interview and
sketch out and render some pieces for them. Well, I did not get the job but I
discovered about 2 years later that they stole my designs and were selling them
at their stores world wide. I knew these were my designs because everything was
exactly the same except that the colors were different. So now, I just work for
myself, it is very hard to trust people/companies these days.
I love the fashion and the craft world. So I have decided to merge the two while
I wait to become a house hold name (fingers crossed). I got approached by a
publishing company to write a book on fashion and crafting. My book is called
Craft Candy. It teaches people step by step how to make handbags and fashion
accessories. Craft Candy is sold in stores and online internationally.
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What is your name? |
Candace Marquette |
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Where are you from? |
Allen, Texas |
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Where do you live now? |
Texas |
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How old are you? |
32 |
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Do you have a design background? |
Yes. |
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Do you still have a day job? |
I am a stay at home mom. |
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What year were your bags born? |
2006 |
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Bag brand name: |
Candy Purse |
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What is their retail price range? |
$50 - $350 |
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Where can a shopper buy your bags? |
www.candypurse.com |
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For more information, contact: |
www.candypurse.com |
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