Louise Knits

Hi, I'm Suzanne, the owner and designer of SuzanneBag.  I use vintage fabrics and buttons to create one-of-a-kind handbags that are bright, colorful and far from ordinary. After spending 20 years working in the legal industry in the Dallas, Texas area doing a job that was incredibly stressful, tedious and soul-robbing, it was actually a relief when I was laid off in 2009.  It gave me the opportunity to enter a new phase in my life.  I have always been considered creative, but have never used that particular talent as a career choice until now. SuzanneBag allows me to seek out and find vintage fabrics and buttons that many people might overlook because they are perceived as “old” and present them in a fresh new way.  I focus on Hawaiian and mod fabrics of the 60′s and 70′s because of their amazing colors and textures; you just don’t find gems like these anymore.    Fortunately, I have been the ability to visualize how these fabrics will look in the form of...