Overview
At night, she took comfort
making handbags
with any scraps she could find.
Every purse she made
made her dreams come alive.
Growing up in Budapest, Hungary, Judith Leiber drew inspiration from her father, who always brought back special handbags for her mother from wherever he traveled. After getting a job at a handbag house, she dreamt up designs that took her mind off her difficult life. World War II had broken out, and Judith and her family were Hungarian Jews facing persecution. At night, she would make handbags with any scraps she could find.
She found her passion for fashion, and after the war ended, Judith immigrated to America. Here, she found her vision for her designs from preening peacocks, fanciful frogs donning gilded crowns, burgers and fries, and layer cake. She turned the ordinary into extraordinary handbags, designing creations unlike anything that had been seen before.
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This book title, Parrots, Pugs, and Pixie Dust (A Book About Fashion Designer Judith Leiber), ISBN: 9781499808988, by Deborah Blumenthal, Masha D'yans, published by little bee books (August 27, 2019) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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