Designer Clara Kasavina's Handbags Are a Work of Artwork : The Cannon Canon

Clara Kasavina's baggage are like small works of artwork, adored by this sort of celebs as Catherine Zeta Jones, Cat Deeley, Lake Bell, Coco Rocha, and Leslie Mann. I was overwhlemed by the intricacy and chicness of Clara Kasaniva's world when I had the possibility to chat with her and photograph some of her models. 

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Cannon: Clara, you bought your start off creating belts at some extremely nicely regarded style corporations. What sparked your curiosity in designing handbags ?

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Clara Kasavina: From my childhood, I was attracted to purses and my experience was that within just the time my corporation was likely to produce many accessory types, jewellery, purses, and belts.

Do : How did you get commenced building these attractive purses?

CK: My mother experienced a little beaded purse from 1920. I made a decision to reproduce my mother &rsquos classic purse in my first purse collection. The assortment was a line of vintage - impressed flapper purses dressed with metal and stones which was promptly productive.

Do : Every a single of your purses is a piece of art. All of the metallic parts are hand crafted, crystals and gems are hand sewn, and every purse has unique detailing. Wherever do you get your inspiration for these kinds of intricate handbags ?

CK: I&rsquom impressed by the city of my roots, St. Petersburg, Russia, by two of the beloved city &rsquos foremost artist/designers, Erté and Fabergé, and the artwork deco period.

Do : Your purses ended up highlighted at an display at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is a big honor. All of your purses are just one -of-a- variety, but who are some designers you admire and search to for inspiration?

CK: Alber Elbaz and Karl Lagerfeld.

Do : Your husband Misha results in the metal detailing by hand for each and every of your purses, so how very long does it generally acquire to complete a handbag ? Which piece took the longest?

CK: Minaudieres can consider about a calendar month or more time based on the complexity of the style and design.The Samira admirer shape minaudiere took the longest.

Do : Do you have a favourite handbag that you have created ?

CK: They are all like my young children, impossible to decide on

Leslie Mann and Catherine Zeta Jones carrying Clara Kasavina luggage. Pictures : Otero/WENN C.Smith/WENN 

C : Your handbags and equipment have been worn by popular celebs and featured in publications. Is there a precise lady that you aim to make your items for? 

CK: I make for a female who needs to be noticed.

C : Getting in the purse business brings about a ton of competitiveness. What do you feel sets you apart from other designers and what are some challenges you have confronted along the way?

CK: What sets us aside from other people is our hand craftsmanship consideration to detail, modern style and design all manufactured in New York. The challenges are to develop in the US and keep rates affordable.

CK: Oversize clutch with a flop, unique skins, and top take care of satchels.

C : What has been your preferred point about designing these handbags and performing together with your husband ?

CK: My partner is a single of the very best craftsmen I know. He&rsquos my teacher and opened up abilities in me I didn&rsquot know I had.

C : What can be anticipated for your assortment in the coming time ?

CK: The assortment incorporates marquise- formed crystals applied in the geometric patterns of Erté&rsquos Artwork Decoratif style fur, mongolian lamb, and silk linked with the Russia of Tolstoy&rsquos Anna Karenina (1870s) pythons and leathers in jeweled tones of drop / winter season &mdash deep amethyst, emerald, wine and ruby, like the jewels with which Fabergé ornamented his enameled eggs.

Do : Wherever are you hoping to be with your collection 5 several years from now?

CK: I would enjoy to have a Clara Kasavina retail shop.

C : What is some guidance you could offer you to aspiring designers attempting to make a identify for on their own and split into this marketplace ?

C : Difficult perform and believe that in their talent.