Founded in 2007, the Independent Handbag Designer Awards by Handbag Designer 101 was created to celebrate handbag design and creativity from the United States and around the world. Now in its 10th year, it is an industry staple and is the only international design competition to discover, recognize and create brand awareness for independent handbag designers. The Handbag Awards mission is to discover unknown designers and turnkey them into well-known brands, overnight. Check out thehandbagawards.com to lear more about applying to this year's Handbag Awards, past Finalists and Winners, handbag inspiration, sponsorship opportunities and more. The IHDA is an industry staple boasting the largest database of independent designers worldwide. Our team actively scours the globe to find the next "it bag" designer so stay tuned for more updates as to whom that will be. The IHDA is responsible for collaborations and capsule collections with Bloomingdale's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Henri Bendel, EVINE Live, Timberland, Mary Kay Cosmetics, vitaminwater, kate spade new york, Carlos Falchi, Kenneth Cole, Rafe New York, Singer, Brother, BERNINA, Swarovski and more.