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The 2018 Handbag Awards Photos

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2018 IHDA Finalists
2018 handbag display
2018 prelim panel
2 time IHDA Winner Jennifer Hamley
2 time IHDA Winner Sugandh Agrawal of GUNAS New York
Accessories Magazine Audience Fan Favorite Winner Joy Egbejimba of Nuciano
Accessories Magazine EIC Lauren Parker
Accessories Magazine Lauren Parker
Accessories Magazine Lauren Parker and Aimee Kestenberg
Aimee Kestenberg and UBM Fashion Peter Berta
Audience Fan Favorite Joy Egbejimba of Nuciano
Bernina Best Handmade Handbag
Best Green Fiona Liu accepting her award
Best Guess Winner Pooja Sanghvi
Best Overall Winner Gizem Yucelen
Best Student Winner Zhu Wang
Chris Lynn of Basic Adhesives and Wasid Habiliabi
Co Founder Elena Baxter Conscious Magazine
Comfort Cases Founder Rob Scheer and IHDA Founder Emily Blumenthal
Designers from India
Excited designers
FIT Winners
Finalist Fiona Liu
Finalist Parissa Wang
Finalist Yue Shi
Finalists meet and greet
Fiona Liu
Fiona Liu Winner Best Green Handbag
Founder and former IHDA Winner Aimee Kestenberg
GBG Danielle Gellella and Winner Zhu Wang
Global Brands Group Danielle Gellella
HOBO Founders Toni and Koren Ray
Handbag fans
Heather Schmidle of Macys
Heather Schmidle of Macys on red carpet
Hobo Retrospective
ICONOCLAST Hobo retrospective
IDHA Best Student Winner Zhu Wang
IDHA Ceremony begins
IHDA cocktail party
IHDA All Star Tola Ageabo from Florian London
IHDA All Star Yliana Yepez
IHDA All Star and Founder Aimee Kestenberg
IHDA Awards Ceremony
IHDA Best Green Winner Fiona Liu Ddropp
IHDA Best Overall Winner Gizem Yucelen of HOOOP
IHDA Designer Ileana Quinones ARTISANS OF IQ
IHDA Designer Missy Degroot
IHDA Designers from  SCAD
IHDA Designers travel from all over the world
IHDA Finalist Abai Schuelz of ZAAF
IHDA Finalist Abai Schulze ZAAF
IHDA Finalist Abai Schulze from  ZAAF
IHDA Finalist Alison Chang
IHDA Finalist Aly Fishenden
IHDA Finalist Anh Nguyen 502 Department and HOBO Founders Toni and Koren Ray
IHDA Finalist Cristina Lozano Carbajal CL Design
IHDA Finalist Cristina Lozano of CL Design
IHDA Finalist Denise Internoscia of Internoscia Design
IHDA Finalist Elena Bourbour Adjari of Neleni
IHDA Finalist Elise Gluek
IHDA Finalist Ellia Wang
IHDA Finalist Ellia  Wang
IHDA Finalist Erica Lynn
IHDA Finalist Ileana Quinones of Aritisans of  IQ
IHDA Finalist Ilham Mohamed Ilicia
IHDA Finalist Jasmin Druffner
IHDA Finalist Jasmin  Druffner
IHDA Finalist Krzysztof Paluch K Paluch Wooden Bags
IHDA Finalist Krzysztof Paluch of K Paluch Wooden Bags
IHDA Finalist Laine Callahan
IHDA Finalist Laine Weber Callahan and Best Handmade Winner Jonathan Rubinstein
IHDA Finalist Lindsey Hirway Larsen and Lund
IHDA Finalist Loukia-Iliopoulou Vitro Atelier
IHDA Finalist Loukia  Iliopoulou Vitro Atelier
IHDA Finalist Maria Magdalena Suarez Anzorena
IHDA Finalist Nicole Holstein
IHDA Finalist Paddy Designs Patricia Richardson
IHDA Finalist Paola Palacio
IHDA Finalist Paula  Pacalios
IHDA Finalist Qing Guo Handbagrace
IHDA Finalist Serena Zhang
IHDA Finalist Sergio Sevilla
IHDA Finalist Severe Erase
IHDA Finalist Severe  Erase
IHDA Finalist Stephanie Wacey
IHDA Finalist Thomas Casadei della Chiesa PangeA Bag
IHDA Finalist  Maria Magdalena Suarez Anzorena
IHDA Finalists
IHDA Finalists BELO and IHDA Founder Emily Blumenthal
IHDA Finalists Charlotte Bingham Wallis and Maria Elisa Silva da Costa BELO
IHDA Finalists Jisuk Song Severe Erase Maria Magdelena Anzorena
IHDA Finalists celebrating at Hotel 50Bowery
IHDA Finalists from BELO
IHDA Founder Emily Blumenthal
IHDA Founder Emily Blumenthal and daughter
IHDA Founder Emily Blumenthal and son
IHDA Founder with Heather Schmidle of Macys
IHDA Guess Winner Pooja Sangvhi
IHDA ICONOCLAST Koren Ray of HOBO
IHDA Most Socially Responsible Designers
IHDA Winner GUNAS New York Founder Sugandh Agrawal
IHDA Winner HOOOP Gizem Yucelen
IHDA Winner Jonathan Rubinstein
IHDA Winner Joy from  Nuciano
IHDA Winner Pooja Sanghvi
IHDA Winner Pooja Sanghvi and Parsons Professor Julia Poteat
IHDA Winner Shivani Sugag Jennifer Hamley Ilicia Mohamad
IHDA Winner Tina Wang
IHDA Winners Christopher Belt Jennifer Hamley and Zhu Wang
IHDA Winners Jennifer Hamley and Sugandh Agrawal of GUNAS New York
IHDA Winners Shivani Suhag Jennifer Hamley Pooja Sanghvi
IHDA  mobile
IHDA designers from SCAD
IHDA family
IHDA handbag community
IHDA mobile on fire
IHDA talented designers
Jennifer Hamley in her moment
Jonathan Rubinstein
Jonathan Rubinstein Winner of Best Handmade Handbag
Jonathan Rubinstein on social happy
Kate Falchi and IHDA Founder Emily Blumenthal
Katie Falchi and UBM Fashion Peter Berta
Koren Ray of HOBO
Koren Ray of HOBO on stage
Koren and Toni Ray
Lauren Parker and IHDA Finalist Severe Erase
Lauren Parker and Three time IHDA Winner Christopher Belt
Leather Suede Skins Faina Golub
Maria Triantafillou of CSS Industries
Molly Rosen Guy of Stone Fox Bride
Moment caught
On stage
Personalities Gina Doost and Leckie Roberts
Personalities Leckie Roberts and Gina Doost
Photographer Andrew Werner
Pooja Sanghvi Winner of Guess category
Proud designer community
Proud designers
Rob Scheer of Comfort Cases
SVA Theatre
Sean Elan and Aimee Kestenberg
Signal Brands Teresa Kanode Ross Presenting Best Guess Bag
Social personalities
Special thanks to Bottomless Closet
Sugandh Agrawal Winner Macys
TAJA Coconut Hallie Lorber
TAJA Coconut team
TV personality Michelle Park
Taja Coconut President Hallie Lorber
The Basic Adhesive team
The Global Brands Group Best Student Made Handbag
The Handbag Awards Ceremony
The team at HOBO
Tola from Florian London
Two time winner Sugandh Agrawal
UBM Fashion Peter Berta
Valeria and Elena Winner Most Socially Responsible Winner
Veronica Wasserman of Houghton Mifflin and Imprint Founder Erin Stein
Wahid Haliabi and Christine Lynn of Basic Adhesives
Winner Fiona Liu Best Green
Winner Gizem Yucelen of HOOP of Best Handbag in Overall Style and Design
Winner Jennifer Hamley TAJA Coconut
Winner Jennifer Hamley three time
Winner Jennifer Hamley with Hallie Lorber
Winner Jonathan Rubinstein
Winner Joy of Nuciano
Winner Sugandh Agrawal of Best Retail Bag by Macys
Winner Tina Wang with Aimee Kestenberg
Winner of Conscious Magazine Most Socially Responsible Handbag Valeria Silva of Valeria Elena
Winners Pooja Sanghvi and Fiona Liu
Zhu Wang Winner Best Student Handbag category
Finalist abai shulze
Finalist ahn nguyen
Finalist alison chang
Finalist alyssa fishenden
Finalist charlotte bingham wallis
Finalist cristina lozano carbajal
Finalist elena bourbour ajdari
Finalist ellia wang
Finalist erica lynn mcelvey
Finalist gizem hooop the bag
Finalist ileana quiniones
Finalist ilham ilicia
Finalist jasmine druffner
Finalist jennifer hamley
Finalist jisuk song
Finalist jonathan rubinstein
Finalist joy egbejimba
Finalist laine weber callahan
Finalist maria magdelena suarez
Finalist nicole holstein
Finalist paola palacio
Finalist parisa wang
Finalist pooja sanghvi
Finalist qing guo
Finalist severe erase
Finalist shivani suhag
Finalist stephanie wong
Finalist sugandh agrawal
Finalist thomas cadadei della chiesa
Finalist tina wang
Finalist valeria silva
Finalist zhu wang
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