I’m falling in love with this gorgeous blue leather tote bag handmade by Kiley Ariail of gogovivi.
Kiley is a former scientist and self-taught designer originally from Portland, Oregon, who now lives in Qingdao, China after a three-year long stint in Busan, South Korea. Her company, gogovivi, is named after her young daughter Vivian because it came about as a result of Kiley’s efforts to adjust to being a stay-at-home mom of an infant while living overseas in an unfamiliar culture. I think her handmade enterprise must have helped out a lot in that regard because Kiley has already sold over 300 one of a kind handbags since she started making them in 2007!
All of Kiley’s bags are handmade limited editions and she takes care to salvage top-quality leathers discarded by the high-end footwear industries in China and South Korea. This repurposed lambskin clutch is really beautiful as well:
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That leather tote is making me DROOL. God the color is beautiful…
Gosh! These two are highly desirable items – the blue leather handbag especially would look very chic, I think, with anything.
Love those bags!
The recycled lambskin clutch is amazing! Love how soft it looks and the starburst floral ruffle. There’s just something about sustainable fashion that makes me happy inside.
Hey, that handbag is also making me drool, I will love to pick this up asap. I’m actually ashamed to say that I have never heard of this handbag before.
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I find this leather work very refreshing, just good simple design, very easy on the eyes. Look forward to seeing more