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Carlos Falchi the legendary international handbag and accessory designer, has enjoyed a career spanning more than three decades. The Brazilian born Falchi began his career in the music and film industry, initally making leather jackets and pants for the music elite, inlcuding Mick Jagger, Tina Turner and Cher. He has earned international acclaim as an innovative designer of modern, cutting-edge handbags and accessories. A master leathersmith, Falchi applies the highest quality workmanship to his designs, and uses the finest leathers and skins.
His legion of fans includes the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Tina Turner, Cher and Nancy Reagan and his designs have appeared in numerous films and television shows including The Way We Were, Convoy, As Good As It Gets, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Honeymoon in Vegas and “Sex in the City.”
Today, Falchi delivers his iconic style to a new group of superstars, including Susan Sarandon, Sarah Jessica Parker, Madonna, Lil Kim, Sienna Miller, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Garner, Eva Longoria, Kimora Lee Simmons and Halle Berry. His look has been recognized by CFDA (Accessory Designer of the Year nominee 2003 and 2004) and the Accessories Council (Lifetime Achievement Award 2004) and he is a winner of the Coty Award. Several of his designs have been placed in the permanent collection of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Falchi, a native of Brazil, moved to New York City in 1964 and began working as night manager at legendary rock and roll hangout Max’s Kansas City. The club afforded him invaluable access to the elite underground. Falchi’s creative home-sewn outfits turned heads and it was not long before he began designing stage costumes for the likes of Miles Davis, Mick Jagger, Elvis Presley and Tina Turner. It was a stroke of fate when musician Herbie Hancock’s wife pressured him to show samples to Geraldine Stutz, then buyer for Henri Bendel. More impressed by the satchel in which he carried his samples, she ordered bags on the spot and thus his accessories collection was conceived.
Falchi draws inspiration from several arenas and has maintained full creative control of his brand. “For me, there is something magical about the creative process…I blend art and design to produce a dramatic and fresh take on the leather product,” he said. Falchi’s signature look of vivid color combinations and unusual patterns and textures is achieved by unique leather treatments and a passionate involvement with the distinctive design of each skin.
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