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Showing posts with label jack germain handbags. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jack germain handbags. Show all posts
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
OH LAND- WOLF AND I
The latest fan of Jack Germain is none other than Oh Land! She's been seen rockin' the All Hands clutch as hard and she rocks that sultry voice of hers and we just can't get enough. Below is a video for the song that has been playing on repeat in our studio all week long.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
JACK GERMAIN ON PAPERY AND CAKERY
It's always flattering to be featured on a blog, but it is particularly exciting to be written up on a blog that you not only read, but absolutely love. Papery and Cakery was created by two sisters who have a passion for all things modern and girly. From stationary to flowers, baking and beyond these girls not only know what looks good, but they know how to make it too. From Niki's luxe stationary store in Boca Raton to Ali's extraordinary culinary expertise out of New York, the sisters bring a fresh point of view to an industry that rarely caters to the hip 20-somethings. These girls are the real deal and that's why it's a true honor to be apart of their beautiful website.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
JACK GERMAIN ON PEOPLE.COM
Today is a very exciting day for us as we are on the front page of the style section of PEOPLE.COM! We are currently doing a promotion for 20% off the entire JACKGERMAINHANDBAGS.COM website from TODAY through April 5th. All you have to do is type "PEOPLE20" in the Discount Code box upon checkout and you will receive 20% off of your total order!
ALSO, DON'T FORGET TO "LIKE" US ON FACEBOOK!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
JACK GERMAIN FALL/WINTER 2011-2012 PHOTO SHOOT
It's that time again- The new Fall/Winter 2011-2012 collection is finished and now it's time to show it off to the world. This past Saturday night, we held our latest JGH shoot at the Lafayette House. This converted 1840's brownstone has spacious rooms with antique furnishings, roaring fire place, and the most gorgeous bathroom you've ever seen in your life. These stunning accents were the perfect backdrop to the Jazz Age/Depression-era inspired handbags that danced around the room till the wee hours. Thank you's to the Lafayette House as well as all of the models, friends, stylists, art directors, and videographers that made all of this possible. Last but not least, a big thank you to Nate Boguszewski, our talented photographer who knows how to stand back and let the magic unfold.
Below are just a few outtakes from our evening working, dancing, drinking and having fun at the Lafayette House.
It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
JACK GERMAIN IN ZINK MAGAZINE / NYFW PARTY AT JULIET SUPPER CLUB
We are so excited that Jack Germain Handbags is being featured in the March issue of Zink Magazine! It has been a long time dream that we still can't believe has come true! I, myself, have been collecting Zink since the magazine first burst on the scene in 2002. I have multiple inspiration binders filled with their illustrious editorials and ironically, that is exactly where the article begins. Big thank you's to the extraordinary Rachel Sutton who wrote the most wonderfully adulatory article and to Nate Boguzewski for his beautiful photographs. Last but not least, thank you Sheriff, Jessica, Ashley, Lisa, Romy and the rest of the Zink gang for not only being so incredibly supportive, but for keeping my champagne glass filled (I mean FILLED) at their super fun Fashion Week Party at the Juliet Supper Club. A magazine can only be as good as the people behind it and that's exactly why Zink has been, and always will be, the best.
THE MARCH ISSUE ZINK MAGAZINE IS ON NEWSTANDS NOW!
Friday, February 4, 2011
JACK GERMAIN FOR V-DAY
Don't have a gift for Valentine's Day yet? Get her something she'll actually use, like a handmade studded bag by Jack Germain! She can use it to store her make-up, toiletries and delicates and it even makes for the perfect clutch for a hot night out. There's only one left of each and they're going fast!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
JACK GERMAIN IN ZINK MAGAZINE
The issue doesn't hit stands for another 2 weeks, but here's a sneak peek of my two page feature in the March issue of Zink Magazine. Anyone who knew me through high school and college knows that I have been a devout reader of Zink Magazine for years and have praised it's unique material to the masses. It is an indescribable honor to be in the pages of one of my favorite magazines and I hope to work more with the wonderful team at Zink in the future. I would continue to ramble on and on about how exciting this is, but I need to go pull up my "Bucket List" word doc so I can check off #9. Check.
Monday, December 6, 2010
THE DAILY OBSESSION: THE DIANE
Big thanks so the people over at The Daily Obsession, who featured the "Diane" as their "obsession of the moment". Click HERE to check it out!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
JACK GERMAIN IN THE NEW YORK TIMES...TAKE 2
So here is where I apologize for abandoning you for the past week. I have been in Los Angeles where I met with stores, hung out with my brother and some besties and, of course, shopped my wide yet somehow still flat, Jewish ass off. I would have written this sooner but between the time change and dvr'd episodes of Ellen, Gossip Girl and Glee- I needed to sleep in this morning. Suffice it to say, I had an amazing time in Los Angeles, but it's great to be home in the NYC.
While I was in L.A. and visting with the incredible Mikey Oliveri, I received notice that I was written up in the New York Times East Village blog once again. Thank you to Maya Millett for doing such a beautiful job on the interview and quoting me so accurately, except for the fact that I wasn't wearing leggings. I've never worn leggings outdoors because my theory is if you're not going to the gym, going to sleep or if you can't fit into your jeans because you've been hitting the nachos too hard- then it's time to put on a regular pair of pants people. They're called jeans.
For the full article with pictures click HERE.
When The Local first encountered handbag designer and fashion blogger Jack Germain, she was rushing to get a manicure in preparation for her 25th birthday party. It was one of the season’s first truly autumn days, and Ms. Germain, an Alphabet City resident, was outfitted accordingly — dressed in leggings, a slouchy green army jacket, and Victorian lace-up boots.
But what caused a stir among readers of The Local was her worn leather shoulder bag covered with muted gold studs, one of her own designs. Many of you wanted to know more about Ms. Germain, a raspy-voiced south Florida native who moved to New York five years ago in the hopes of making a name for herself in the fashion industry. We recently caught up with Ms. Germain again to talk about her upcoming spring collection, future goals and New Year’s resolutions.
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How did you get into handbag designing?
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When I was younger I wanted to design evening gowns for the Oscars, and as I got older I wanted to do clothes, then I wanted to do shoes, then handbags were just easiest to make. You could make a handbag out of your apartment. And the more I began to study up on it and get into bags themselves, I started to see this underlying theme with the woman’s handbag — that really it’s one of the most true reflections of who a woman actually is. It’s a reflection not only of the style of this woman but where this woman’s been. People change shoes, people change even sunglasses, but a bag is like a woman’s sidekick. My whole theme is that your bag lives the life that you live.
Q.
Until recently you’ve done all of your designing and production out of your apartment. What has it been like living and working within the same space?
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I’ve been doing this for a few years now and I used to live in a studio and sleep with my sewing machine. I was making the bags by hand back then. It was rough! When you sleep with your work your mind doesn’t stop, you know? You go to bed essentially closing your eyes in front of your work. But now that my stuff is being produced at a factory in Chelsea, I do get to leave my home office and go to my factory. As I said, it has its own benefits — you’re your own boss, you live in your workplace, it’s pretty convenient getting to work every morning. It saves a good subway ride.
Q.
On your website you say that your label is based on the idea of contradiction — hard/soft, feminine/masculine — what about that concept is attractive to you as a designer?
A.
I just love seeing juxtaposition against things. My personal style is half-girly, half-edgy. And I’ve always dressed like this my entire life, and I’ve reflected that through my bags. I like playing around with irony and contradiction.
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Tell us about your upcoming Spring/Summer 2011 line—how does it depart from what you’ve done in the past?
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I was really inspired by the beach, which is ironic because I’m not a beachgoer — I hate sand! But as an art form the beach is incredible. So I went there and took a lot of inspiration from the waves, and the undular motions of just how everything moves there. So I played that up a little bit in the bags. The colors are very pale and muted, but much brighter than anything I’ve ever done. And the main theme of being influenced by nature, I obviously wasn’t fully comfortable just leaving it at that, so my other main inspiration is bullet holes. In a way, it kind of reflects the beauty of nature, and the destruction of it at the same time.
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Where can we buy your stuff?
A.
I’ve literally just started pitching to stores, so they’re not in any stores yet. My spring collection will be my first collection that’s really going to go on sale. But as of right now you can’t get them anywhere — which my friend jokes is really brilliant because I’ve been doing this for a while and I feel like the demand is getting bigger and bigger because I make these bags but then I’m like, ‘Oh but you can’t have them!”
Q.
Last year on your blog, Wasted Talent, you posted a series of New Year’s resolutions for 2010—many of them having to do with your business. You wrote: “Career: I will have one” and “I refuse to be a 25-year-old unfamous designer.” Do you feel like you’re any closer to realizing those goals?
A.
I mean it’s been a really crazy year in the best way possible. I’m obviously not a famous designer, but a lot of those resolutions were achieved. I really started my company. It was like O.K., you’re not getting a job, you’re not going to have a lot of money, you’re probably not going to have a boyfriend for a couple of years, but that’s O.K. That’s not the goal — the goal is to create a business, create a lifestyle, create a brand that I can live by for — knock on wood — forever.
Friday, November 5, 2010
JACK GERMAIN SPRING/SUMMER 2011 LOOKBOOK
LOOKBOOK DESIGN: TESCIA DEAK
PHOTOGRAPHY: NATE BOGUSZEWSKI
MAKEUP: LINDA ENGLISH
MODEL: BRETT WILLIAMS
STYLING & BAGS: JACK GERMAIN
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