My own brand- Mirelle bags

I am so glad..my bags have been featured on an Italian newspaper (Corriere della Sera) and on Boop, an Italian fashion website...
http://www.boop.it/Editorials/243-upcoming_designer_le_borse_mirelle_made_in_bologna_pensando_al_vintage_parigino.aspx

plus I am making new bags for shop that will open soon in Ibiza!
You can check bags and accessories at my new website www.mirelle.org

you can also order your customized bag! :))

 

 

Chizu Kobayashi and Silvia Gaiani present MIRELLE vintage bags

Yesterday it was a big success at Matta e Goldoni, a fantastic shop in Via delle Moline 1/c, Bologna.

Chizu Kobayashi (http://www.chizkobject.com) and myself presented our bags (Chizu designed and made the butterfly you see on the bags in the pics). All bags are unique, they are made of vintage fabrics from all over the world (some of them come from my grandpa's cabinet). They can be order online by sending me an email at mirelle74@gmail.com and the prices depend on the model...and pls, keep in mind that although the model is the same, fabrics can vary...just tell me the colour you prefer and I ll do my best to stick to your request :)

I am very proud to announce....The starting of Mirelle handmade bags collection

First came the blog..and with the blog the idea to make, to create something of my own.I first started with the idea of making shoes (without knowing where to start from). Then one day I opened an old wardrobe and found beautiful fabrics in it. The fabrics were a gift that my grandfather- a famous and skilled upholster- gave me before dying.
I was 2 years old when he died...and my parents had forgotten the wardrobe and the fabrics...until May last year when I discovered them just by chance...
And the combination of beautiful textiles from 1930, 1940 and 1950 and my own style have given birth to the bags you can see below.
Right now there are on sale at Blu, in via San Vitale 34, Bologna. I am very happy and proud they selected my bags and found them beautiful..a big thank you goes to Filippo and Sante...

I ll make definitely more bags in the future and post their pics on my blog and a website which is under construction right now.
If you are interested in seeing or buying the bags, pls contact me at mirelle74@gmail.com.
Every piece is unique (all the fabrics are unique) and handmade with love!