1102 Retro Melissa Loyd Maish Black Woven Leather Handbag Hobo NWOT

1102 Retro Melissa Loyd Maish Black Woven Leather Handbag Hobo NWOT black/white print fabric lining. One interior zip pocket and one snap flap pocket. MILAN — When Melissa Loyd Maish decided to launch her own collection of handbags and luggage, she knew she wanted to stay in her adopted Tuscan town of Scandicci to produce the kind of hand-tooled pieces she envisioned. What she didn’t expect was that she would have to reteach the artisans working in the area how to craft collapsible luggage or remind them of certain techniques, such as hand-braiding and inner-lacing. “What I’m really trying do, what I’m interested in doing, is true craftsmanship,” Loyd Maish said during a phone interview on her way to pick out hides at the recent edition of the leather trade show, Lineapelle. “We use all the factories the big brands use, and we often have to teach them how to re-set up the machinery.” After starting a men’s collection of bold-striped totes and pragmatic luggage in 2003, the former Bally creative director, who also has designed for Sergio Rossi and Salvatore Ferragamo, among other brands, is launching her first women’s collection for spring 2005. 1102