We’re in the middle of a muy caliente week on the Angel Handbag blog, giving you all of the inside scoop of our interview with Lisa Garrett, founder of Limon Piel handbags. Today’s topic is especially relevant as consumers (like us!) become interested in where our goods come from and how these products are made. Conscientious consuming is a great trend to get behind, especially with Limon Piel!
While Lisa holds down the Limon Piel fort stateside, there is a flurry of Limon Piel activity happening south of the border. Limon Piel’s designer, Liliana, is based in Colombia along with the Limon Piel factory. But before those gorgeous totes are constructed in said factory, the team must take weaving materials to the indigenous tribes who create the woven element on each purse.
“It takes a lot of hands to make a Limon Piel bag,” Lisa says. Liliana had found the handicrafts of the Wayuu and Camentsa Indian tribes as perfect foils to the Colombian leathers, so, “production starts with making sure the tribes have all the colors to weave the orders in their own communities.” Once the artisans have finished the woven elements, they are brought back to the factory to be cut, pieced, stitched, grommetted, and generally transformed into the Limon Piel bags we’ve come to know and love. From the time the Wayuu and Camentsa begin weaving a strap to the Angel Handbag delivery box containing your new Limon Piel purse arriving at your door, “it takes six to eight weeks to make a bag.” Whew! We’re exhausted just thinking about it!
Lisa says that “each of tag tells the story of the tribe that helped make your bag,” like the tag on this Limon Piel Shinye Collection Small Tote. In a trim shape with comfortable straps to tuck under your shoulder, this tote works both in the boardroom and on the weekends. In the kiwi color, it serves as a neutral, to be worn with most of your favorite clothes. With all the hard work put into the production of this bag, one would expect that it should work just as hard for you!