The prototype is back! :)

Happy New Year! I just got my prototype back right before Christmas as promised from the leather workshop. The effect is not exactly what I intended, so I will look around to pair up with a purse designer or someone in this field. But before that I asked my friends and relatives for their opinions, and there were many!

The younger ladies wanted more butterfly and flower motifs, and pastel colors. The older ladies liked the cranes, peonies and phoenixes and they wanted more bright stunning colors. The guys wanted none of the traditional symbols but more of a cultural revolution Mao Zedong funked up Vivienne Tam look ....

The ladies like it as small clutch bags in black or charcoal patent leather. The guys want it in communist red if it's a funky revolution piece. Some suggested silk as well. A few proposed cushions or pillows as stunning centrepieces in their houses. An interesting suggestion was to have it just as art pieces for framing. Which I will consider. No one wanted table runner or bed runners... more stuff for me to chew on as I move on to my next pieces. Seems like the market will be for exquisite clutch bags and large scale commissioned items.

Next of course will be the pricing ... but that will be later. There seems to be a divergence to affordable clutch bags and maybe sling bags for gals and guys on one end, and large scale art pieces which will be rather pricey. It seems to be rather interactive, this process, who knows what it will bring next? :) I am excited.