| Retro bag lady
By IJEOMA OGWUEGBU [ijogwuegbu@sunnewsonline.com]
Friday, October 10, 2008
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Top Nigerian milliner, Nena Kal Hunter, has been a very busy
beaver. How much work she has been doing quietly is only now
slowly unfolding, with the launch of her new line of handbags.
Yes, handbags and truth be told, she is not half bad at it.
“My Funky Retro Handbags are made with Designer Fabrics
from America and High Quality PU Leather,” Hunter told
Daily Sun recently. “These bags are made for the kind
of girl who likes Burgers and Bergdorfs, Motorcycles and Manolos,
Serious Fashionistas who wish to be unique in their own style.
My bags are so unique and are produced with vintage fabric.
Only 48 pieces of each design is produced worldwide, which
makes this collection a very limited edition as the Fabric
company will no longer produce these fabric designs. There
will never be a repeat of these bags anywhere in the world,
meaning they are a collector’s item. The bags retail
at only N8500.00 each and can be found on www.nenakalhunter.com,
for items you won’t find anywhere else.”
That she is tinkled pink about these bags of hers is quite
obvious as she raves about them, making her a one woman marketing
machine.
“The bags are roomy and cute and the finishing is top
notch and some of the designs are almost sold out within just
ten days of launching them. Another thing that make them special
is that they bear the label name – Nena Kal Hunter,
which is strictly Nigerian. Nigerians should be proud.”
So what’s a hat girl like doing in bags, you wonder.
It appears she has her eye set on the crown currently worn
by the big guns like Prada.
“I started with hats but the truth is I am trying to
build a lifestyle visionary brand just like the top and famous
brands. That’s the whole idea. Remember I also studied
handbag and belt design at Central Saint Martins College,
London. I just never practiced that bit because my hat business
exploded by surprise and kept me so busy that I had very little
time for myself. I still have so many things I am yet to do
but things will unfold gradually by God’s grace.”
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