Direct from Dallas Market: Laga handbags
Laga Designs Intl.showed a collection of truly eye-catching handbags, wallets and small personal accessories. All of the bags are made by survivors of the Banda Aceh, Indonesia tsunami and all proceeds go back to support the workers and help to rebuild the communities. The bags feature intricate embroidery patterns that are indigenous designs and generally not widely seen previously by the outside world. The designs are crafted by the workers using foot-powered sewing machines. The bags all have a high fashion look and include interior pockets and compartments. Husband and wife team, Roy and Louise van Broekhuizen, owners of the company take no salaries from the business, preferring the monies to be returned to benefit the tsunami survivors in Roy’s native Indonesia. But this is a business they state emphatically, not a charity.
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This is the story of how we (Roy & Louise) ended up quitting our jobs to help tsunami survivors rebuild their lives, one handbag at a time. Yes, that's Oprah. She's part of the story. [read more]
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