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Congratulations
to our 8
winners from the 2009 Independent Handbag Designer Awards who won
Best in their respective category. And to the rest of our special
finalists
and the other 700 applicants, we want to thank you for your
participation and look forward to seeing you next year. For more
information about the 2009 IHDA, sponsors, judges and prizes or images
the 2007 and 2008 IHDA, check out
http://www.handbagdesigner101.com/independent_handbag_designer_awards.
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The night began with the
world's largest representation of bags, including Lulu Guinness. |
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2009 Audience Fan Favorite
Winner, Adriana Castro |
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Finalist, Best Use of
Crystallized(tm) - Swarovski Elements, Ana Niculae for Imperfect Indulgence |
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Finalist for Best Handbag in
Overall Style and Design, Johanna Boccardo for
Beautiful People |
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2007 IHDA Lifetime
Achievement Award Recipient, Carlos Falchi and 2009 IHDA ICONOCLAST
Recipient, Lulu Guinness |
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Lee and Carlos Falchi with
Elizabeth Kanfer and Lincoln Moore of Saks Fifth Avenue |
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Judge and Presenter,
Christina Polychroni of Korres Natural Products with the Winning
Envelope for Best Green Handbag created by Leather Suede Skins. |
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Beth Schoenfeldt of
Collective-E with Sabina Ptacin of Red Branch Public Relations. |
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Finalist for Best Student
Made Handbag, Daisy Ho for Hodaze |
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Winner of Best Green
Handbag, Andres Throckmorton Stickney of
DRES with Tanama Besosa
Castillo of Allure Magazine |
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Finalist for Best Use of
Crystallized(tm) - Swarovski Elements, Heather Choi of Farfaraway |
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Jacqui Stafford of Shape
Magazine |
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Libby Edelman of Sam Edelman |
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Winner of Best Use of
Crystallized(tm) - Swarovski Elements, Lorna Nixon for Lorna Nixon with
Finalist for Best Shoe and Bag in Overall Style and Design, Minna
Parikka for Minna Parikka |
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Millie Clark-Lewis and
Christopher Griffin of WWDMAGIC |
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Presenter Miss Meghan,
America's Shoe Expert and her fabulous stems |
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Finalist for Best Use of
Crystallized(tm) - Swarovski Elements, Michele Gresh of Modern Unity |
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Finalist for Best Shoe and
Bag in Overall Style and Design, Minna Parikka for Minna Parikka |
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Winner of Best Student Made
Handbag, Rachel Esswood for Rachel Esswood with Jane Sturgess of the
London College of Fashion |
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Winner of Best Shoe in
Overall Style and Design, Raphael Young's shoes represented... |
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Ellen Rosen and David
Chadick of Rosen and Chadick |
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Parsons The New School for
Design's Dean, Simon Collins |
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Cynthia Pino and Oliver
Bootman of Swarovski North America with Julia Poteat and Fiona
Dieffenbacher of Parsons The New School for Design |
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Foot Petals Co-Founders,
Tina Aldatz and Margie Flores |
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Kevin Aviance |
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Finalist for Best Shoe in
Overall Style and Design, Weronika Lesniak for Weronika Lesniak |
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Finalist for Best Green
Handbag, Alison McGowan for TEICH |
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Winner of the 2008 IHDA and
Finalist for the 2009 Best Handmade Handbag, Darren Wallace |
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Pre-Award Buzz |
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Lulu Guinness, her team and
Jayne Harkness of Isaac Mizrahi |
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The Lulu Guinness 20th
Anniversary Retrospective |
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Emily Blumenthal, Founder
and Creator of the IHDA, Sir Alan Collins, KCVO CMG, Her Majesty's
Consul General to New York and Director General Trade and Investment USA
and Lulu Guinness |
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The 2009 Independent Handbag
Designer Awards |
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Now With Shoes |
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Founder and Creator of the
IHDA, Emily Blumenthal |
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Presenter, Devi Kroell for
Best Student Made Handbag |
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Devi Kroell announcing the
Winner of Best Student Made Handbag, Rachel Esswood for Rachel Esswood
who receives and an apprenticeship with Miss Kroell. |
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Winner of Best Student Made
Handbag, Rachel Esswood for Rachel Esswood |
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Rachel Esswood and Lulu
Guinness who is a supporter of the London College of Fashion where
Rachel attends. |
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Katie Boertman of Singer
presenting the Winner of the Best Handmade Handbag, Alexis Campagna for
Antibellum |
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Winner of the Best Handmade
Handbag, Alexis Campagna for Antibellum who won a new Singer Curvy
Sewing machine and will be creating a pattern for Singer.com for users
to download and make at home. |
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Christina Polychroni of
Korres Natural Products presenting the Winner of the Best Green Handbag,
Andres Stickney for DRES |
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Winner of Best Green
Handbag, Andres Stickney for Dres who will be creating a limited edition
bag for Korres Natural Products. |
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Oliver Bootman of
Swarovski presenting the Best Use of Crystallized(tm) -
Swarovski Elements. |
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Finalist Heather Choi for
farfaraway with her sketch and finished created version with her prize
as a finalist to create her bag with Swarovski Crystallized(tm)
Elements for free. |
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Finalist Michele Gresh of
Modern Unity with her sketch and finished created version with her prize
as a finalist to create her bag with Swarovski Crystallized(tm)
Elements for free. |
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Finalist Erin Voorhies of
Kempt with her sketch and finished created version with her prize as a
finalist to create her bag with Swarovski Crystallized(tm) Elements
for free. |
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Finalist Ana Niculae with
her sketch and finished created version with her prize as a finalist to
create her bag with Swarovski Crystallized Elements for free. |
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Finalist Lorna Nixon of
Lorna Nixon with her sketch and finished created version with her prize
as a finalist to create her bag with Swarovski Crystallized(tm)
Elements for free. |
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Winner of the Best Use of
Crystallized. - Swarovski Elements, Lorna Nixon for Lorna Nixon
accepting her award who will be creating a limited edition collection
for Swarovski. |
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Kendall Farrell of
Bottomless Closet with success story, Kim Wade presenting the Most
Socially Responsible Handbag category. |
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Presenter Kendall Farrell
announcing the winner of the Most Socially Responsible Handbag, Cherry
Kwunyeun of Blumpari. |
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Winner of the Most Socially
Responsible Handbag, Cherry Kwunyeun of Blumpari who will have her bags
featured and sold on World of Good by eBay. |
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Presenter, Meghan Cleary of
Miss Meghan, America's Shoe Expert |
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Presenters Tina Aldatz of
Foot Petals and Libby Edelman of Sam Edelman presenting the Best Shoe in
Overall Style and Design |
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Winner of Best Shoe in
Overall Style and Design, Raphael Young for Raphael Young. |
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Accepting on Raphael Young's
behalf for Best Shoe in Overall Style and Design, Veronica Vera of
dit . Raphael Young will be creating a limited edition pair of
shoes with Sam Edelman and Foot Petals. |
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A stunned Adriana Castro,
Winner of the Handbag Designer 101 Audience Fan Favorite Award receiving
over 2500 votes. |
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Miss Lulu Guinness accepting
her 2009 IHDA Iconoclast Award for her Lifetime Achievement in Handbag
Design. |
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Lulu Guinness with Sir Alan
Collins. |
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Presenter Lincoln Moore of
Saks Fifth Avenue announcing the Winner of the Best Handbag in Overall
Style and Design, Alice Tapajos for Zibba. |
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Accepting on Alice Tapajos'
behalf, Gaspar Saldanha, Zibba's U.S. representative. Zibba will
be sold at Saks Fifth Avenue in October of 2009. |
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