Alessandra Ferreira. Exclusive handbags and accessories. London.

Alessandra Ferreira introduced her luxury range of handbags to the British fashion elite last season and even in that short period of time has made her eclectic, stylish and uptown- designs some of the most desirable in the industry.

This season Ferreira has decided to pull the majority of her influences from the Brazilian butterfly. Originally from Brazil, Alessandra is well acquainted with the subtlety of palette and grace of movement, which this creature of tremendous natural beauty is renowned for. This influence can be seen on a range of details this season, from hand painted illustrations to decorative clasps.

As well as this, Ferreira has sourced inspiration from the futurism movement of the late 1960’s. This results in a range of bags in bold electric colours, angular cuts and geometric shapes, which would complement any chosen outfit.

Alessandra’s skill in producing these bags is the way in which she manipulates the leather. This can be a lengthy process, however the results are stunning. The manipulation creates many different styles of pleats and gives the bag a 3D form. The use of vibrant colours and luxurious leather makes these bags feel very opulent and the ultimate accessory.
This season Alessandra has developed her key signature ergonomic shapes and has introduced various new styles. The classic Gladstone bag is a given an injection of Brazilian magic produced in a seamless vibrant turquoise Italian finished leather. The Carrie Bradshaw clutch is oversized with beautiful fold detailing and antique silver clasps in vegetable tan leather, for the Girl about town who likes to make a statement.

For a softer feel for long summer hazy days Ferreira has collaborated with the artist Elizabeth Deshayes to produce delicate hand painted butterflies on luxurious nappa leather occasional bags. The Ferreira classic that sold out last season within weeks of going into stores has been updated for Spring Summer with a more streamlined shape. Minimal detailing gives an effortless feel to what has fast become Alessandra’s signature style. Like wise the linings of her bags have become a signature theme featuring colourful contrasting insides to match the perfection of her detailing.

Ferreira is the new accessories designer on the block and her designs have been seen draping from the elegant arms of such social trend setters as swimming designer Mellissa Odabash, Joy Yaffe, Erin O’Connor, Jodie Kidd and Lizzy Jagger. Alessandra’s bags have become a must have and have recently been featured in British Vogue. These bags are not just the choice of models but celebrities too. Cat Deeley and Kiera Knightly have been seen about town clutching Alessandra’s creations. Stockists this season include Selfridges London, Koo de Kir, USA, Publicis Drugstore, Paris, Divina & Co, Monaco.

Alessandra Ferreira graduated from Cordwainers at London College of Fashion in July 2003 where she trained for the last four years. During this period she engaged in many sucessful industry link projects, such as Tula Bags, Orla Kiely, London Museum Collaboration and EMAP 2002.

Following great enthusiasm by the buyers at her final exhibition in July 2003, she decided to launch her first collection, S/S 2004, which was immediatly stocked at Harrods and Selfridges.

Alessandra Ferreira is now in partnership with the Centre for Fashion Enterprise.

Handbags and Accessories

A Handbag (also known as a Purse) is a small, often fashionably-designed bag used to hold items such as a wallet, keys, tissues, makeup, a hairbrush.

Handbags were apparently first developed in France in their modern form. They are usually carried by women, though men sometimes carry one as a smaller alternative to a knapsack.

In the United Kingdom, a Handbag is a money container similar to a wallet, but typically used by women and including a compartment for coins.

carryall
Synonyms: backpack, bag, clutch, grip, hide, knapsack, leather, pocketbook, portmanteau, purse, reticule

bag
Synonyms: attache, backpack, briefcase, carry-on, carryall, case, diddie, duffel, gear, grub-bag, handbag, haversack, holdall, kit, knapsack, pack, packet, pocket, pocketbook, poke, pouch, purse, rucksack, sac, sack, saddlebag, satchel, suitcase, tote

purse
Synonyms: bag, billfold, bursa, carryall, clutch, frame, handbag, hide, leather, lizard, moneybag, pocket, pocketbook, poke, pouch, receptacle, reticule, sack, wallet
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Fashion accessories

Fashion accessories and their jewelry counterpart referred to as costume jewelry are items that used as fashion's complementary. Accessories help to bring up the spot that one wants to highlight in a dress or apparel. They can also help to hide some weaknesses' part of a dress. Trends are continuously set by adding accessories to different outfits. Take belts for example, a few years ago girls all started wearing really thick belts that would never fit into belt loops, but this fashion accessory made it big time. Soon everyone was seen wearing them, today big is out, and maybe ribbon belts are in. But these things change an entire look, from handbags to shoes to chandelier earrings and beaded necklaces to 80's leg warmers.

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