MARIE CLAIRE / GLAM handbag design competition

[jun3machina]

MARIE CLAIRE magazine is joining together with GLAM.COM to hold a handbag design competition. The rules are as follows:

"To enter, simply submit your handbag design. From there, Marie Claire and Glam.com readers will vote online for their favorite handbags each week, and the top eight finalists will have the opportunity to create the handbag they've sketched. Our panel of judges will then pick the top handbag, and the winner will be flown to New York to be a guest accessories editor at Marie Claire for the day. After the competition, the final eight bags will be auctioned for charity on eBay. Enter Now and Be Discovered"

The judges are:

*Joanna Coles
Marie Claire
Editor-in-Chief

*Samir Arora
Glam.com
Chairman and CEO

*Jill Swid
Glam.com
Style Director

*Gene Pressman
Barneys NY
Former CEO

*Frank Zambrelli
Judith Leiber
President and Creative Director

*Bonnie Pressman
Theory
President of Accessories

*Paul Wilmot
Paul Wilmot
Communications Managing Partner

*Anya Hindmarch
Handbag Designer

 

[jun3machina]

i thought this would be a really fun lil' competition to watch and analyze since we are a big group of handbag lovers and addicts. Im really curious to see how much current "it" bag inspires these designs or if there is some originality amongst the entries. I think it would also be nice to discuss the practicality of the designs, their appeal, their possible referrances to currrent popular "it" bags, as well as how competitions like this can either be exploitational or actually be a boost in a handbag designers career. I really think it's going to be fun seeing the weeks entries and following this all the way to the end of the competition, and seeing the final product.

 

[jun3machina]

week 1 ENTRIES

1. Alyssa R. The inspiration for Alyssa’s handbag design was the Georgia O’Keeffe painting, “Oriental Poppies.” She hails from Albany, GA and loves designing, fashion and style.

2. Briana B. The “Tassle Sac” hails from the creative mind of New York City designer, Briana

3. Timothy H. The leather handbag with asymmetrical sides and magnet snap was designed by Boulder, CO resident, Timothy.

4. Aneisha H. This tech-savvy handbag was submitted by Aneisha H. Her “Multi-Media Bag” has a built-in LCD screen that plays movies, music, and scrolls through digital pictures.

5. Jessie G. Jessie sends her design from Philadelphia, PA. Some of her detailing includes crystal beading on the handle and lace on the back of the bag.

6. Shamore M. Shamore submitted this green and tan handbag with large cutouts on the front, back, and sides of the bag.

7. Orean C. The “Lillian” bag sketch was drawn by Orean. Detailing includes leather and brass hardware.

8. Jules S. Jules’s “Don’t Mess With Me Bag” is black and burgundy with brushed metal hardware.

 

[FrankieP]

Neat thread, Jun! I've been doing sketches of bags to make myself, and it's fantastic to see how others' sketches and ideas too.

Will you enter?

 

[jun3machina]

yes, i think i'll have a go at it

 

[morriseel]

Oh Jun, I saw this competition and i thought of you! Why don't you enter???

 

[Jungla_Juana]

i'm sad because it's only for US residents. I did a sketch regardless !

 

[Luna]

The only one I see that has actual potential so far is the last one.
The fact that she's a good Illustrator sketcher does indeed help, though.

 

[jun3machina]

i agree with you luna. But i cant help think of LANVIN bags and the Longchamp rodeo bags it is so similar to. It's very hard sitting down and doing and original design without having influences from bags already on the market or bags you are a fan of.

does anyone else have that problem? and also, do you think that there are similar things in the most popular bags that make them popular? like a golden rule of handbags as far as shap/mesurements/etc?

 

[jun3machina]

well, week two is up. i'll have to post later, because i dont have the time to put up all the new designs. It seems from site comments over on glam.com, that most people are pretty dissapointed with the designs, the way the competition was organized and the time frame given to submit designs. interesting....

 

[masquerade]

these bags are too busy and not practical it seems.

the last one would be nice minus the design

 

[Alejandro]

horrid. sorry.

the blue one looks exactly like a Dior street chic bag

 

[oceanharlot]

they're frankenbags. recombinant designer bags! I dont see anything interesting or original. no it bags thats for sure.

 

[jun3machina]

week 2

1. Stephanie W. Stephanie W. sends her polished design from New Jersey. This patent-leather-accented hobo features braided leather and a zip-top closure.

2. Ann A. Ann A., who hails from West Virginia, put a sophisticated spin on the street-style knuckle ring by adding the gold accent to her cosmopolitan carryall.

3. Francisco P. Manhattanite Francisco P. created an unexpectedly luxe bag. His leather tote features a trompe l’oeil print of library books and is accented by croc handles and a brass turn-lock.

4. Hillary N. Made entirely out of recycled materials, Hillary N.’s accessory was designed with the environmentally savvy fashionista in mind.

5. Elkie S. The “Ronnie Bag” was created by New Jersey resident Elkie S. The bag’s floral print conjures up images of the jet set’s exotic escapes.

6. Kara W. Hailing from the Lone Star State of Texas, Kara W. designed a sleek circular hobo bag that features a ’60s-style geometric print.

7. Nerissa L. Nerissa L resides in the fashion capital of New York City. Her design for the “Blush Bag” is inspired by the image of a blushing girl.

Angela P. Minnesota resident Angela P. created her roomy carryall for style-savvy working moms like herself, who are always in need of a chic bag to tote everything from laptops to diapers.

 

[jun3machina]

i submitted an entry, but i'm not exactly sure how the whole thing works. it seems they choose 8 of the best and then put those 8 up for voting. the deadline for mailed entries and emailed entries was different and a bit vague and i thought that was rather frustrating for people who would like the enter.

so far i dont see much originality either. you can pick out the ones who are in fashion design school right now, and who their influences are. i see some marc by marc jacobs and lanvin/longchamp influence in the first batch of entries; while the second batch has balenciaga, some more lanvin, birkin, vogue acessories patterns 101 and rebecca minkoff/gryson as well....im not really impressed and was really expecting to have some fun seeing the designs

perhaps i'll post mine, perhaps not. i wish i would now somehow if they received it okay....

 

[PrincessImp.]

^I hope your entry got through okay..it'll be nice to see an entry from someone on TFS.

As for all the entries thus far, I'm sorry but nothing seems inspiring, I wouldn't vote for any of the entries so far. This may seem harsh but nothing really grabs me.....

One more thing..please credit all the images for the entries that were posted..thanks.

 

[jun3machina]

whoops! sorry, all the pics are from the entries on GLAM.COM

 

[Luna]

Ugh... That brass knuckles bag has been done.. and it's been done better, I'm afraid.

I'm not very enthused about these. I was going to sketch up some stuff and revamp some of my old stuff to submit, but after seeing some of these, I dunno, maybe I'll wait until they have another contest like this and it's much more organized.

 

[Alejandro]

If anything that blush bag has the most potential of them all.

 

[jun3machina]

/\ yah, so far i agree with you. im trying to figure out if the people at glam crop your images. that blush bag has this random arrow on the right side that looks like part of some specs or something.....

im always surpirsed at how unorganized these things are and how they are put together and how the PR people really dont do a darn thing....