Joy Gryson at MCM continues surprising us with beautiful bags which are not typically what we remember of the brand. Look at this beautiful dainty shoulder bag that could have been passed off as Chanel or Lanvin but it is MCM and it is young and classy, very Manhattan upper-east-siders’ material. The leather is snake-embossed calf which explains the good price at USD880. I need to tag this bag as HOT! Well done!
Image is courtesy of Bloomingdale’s
Vera Wang, Derek Lam, Alexander Wang and now Joy Gryson, I am feeling a rushing sense of pride being an Asian now. Gryson was born in Korea and raised in NYC. She worked with Marc Jacobs on his accessories line for both Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc Jacobs before starting her own line of Italian made leather handbags, Gryson in 2006. The brand, known for its beautifully made bags with high quality leather has since then expanded its product line to include as desirable shoes and boots.
Gryson: Eel Olivia Bag (USD995), Eel Violet Bag (USD995) and Grove Wrap Strap Booties (USD495), all available at shopbop.com
Apparently being a designer mom, the best gift one could give to a daughter is not a handbag but a handbag line under her name. Gryson launched a less pricier and hippier line called Olivia Harris, named after her daughter, earlier this year. The line has been one of the best selling new handbag brands around since its launch. How nice??
Olivia Harris: East-west Satchel (USD445), Round Leather Shoulder (USD395), Trapezoid (USD445), all available at saks
Lastly, Gryson has also collaborated with Target by launching a line of affordable bags and like the previous collaborations before her, the bags were sold-out. Nevertheless, the biggest highlight of all might be her collaboration with the Munich-based mega 80s come-back brand, MCM for its bags. From what we have seen so far, we are loving it!
MCM: Giorno Convertible Satchel (USD995), Giorno Tote (USD1,495) and Sportivo Drawstring Satchel (USD895), all available at saks.
Back in the 80s, MCM was one of the most notoriously famous heavily logo-ed everything but not all was bad as the brand was also well known for its quality craftmanship. Who could forget that campaign picture featuring Cindy Crawford hugging only a metal MCM logo? OK, I think many have forgotten… yet the brand has made a comeback and it is pretty delightful to see that at least the first few bags are not heavily logo-ed. This MCM sportive satchel is a great everyday bag which could go from work to play and for some, even to the gym. A couple of weeks ago when I was window-shopping, I chanced upon a white logo-ed MCM bag and maybe due to the fact that it is no longer everywhere, it really appealed to me. Meanwhile, this satchel is a pretty good deal for a full leather, made in Italy bag at USD975. Available at Saks. Kudos to Joy Gryson for reviving the brand by presenting it in a different light from its old history.
Image is courtesy of Saks
