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ROBIN SCHWARTZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Sigal always had an interest in it. As she created more and more
bags, the wife and mother of three children in their 20s had to
teach herself how to sew.
“I watched a lot of videos to learn how to do it — I was so deter-
mined,
” she says. “I turned a hobby into a business. It just took off.
I love it.
”
Today, her basement studio is filled with sheets of leather in a
wide variety of textures and colors. She has industrial sewing equip-
ment and “a whole toolbox” she uses to make the bags including
hole punchers, presses, paint brushes and drills. Sometimes, she
burns the leather to create the desired effect. Other times, she
attaches peace signs, sugar skulls, flowers or fabric to her bags and
hand-paints images or words.
She says leather is “a beautiful canvas” for her creativity. Sigal’s
fall line includes fur, flames, trim that looks like knotted wire, and
bold bright colors.
“I try to make the bags badass to live up to the name,
” she says.
“They’re all different and unique with a wide variety of styles, leath-
ers and hardware options.
”
The bags typically include an easy to access cell phone pocket
that makes them both stylish and functional. Sigal’s logo is a guitar
pick, a nod to her guitar strap handles. She says her designs are
inspired by nature or random things she sees.
The bags sell for $200 and up and can be found at Sundance
Shoes in Birmingham and Ruby’s Balm in West Bloomfield or on
her website, badassbags.online. She will also have a booth at the
DIY Art Fair in Ferndale, Sept. 24-26.
“Every mistake I make turns out to be the most amazing cre-
ation,
” she says. “Clearly this is what I’m supposed to do, play with
leather and make beautiful things.
”
DANIEL SHERBERT, M.D. F.A.C.S.
Certifi
ed by The American Board of Surgery,
The American Board of Plastic Surgery & Fellowship
Trained in Aesthetic & Reconstructive Breast Surgery
Specializing in Cosmetic Surgery &
Aesthetic & Reconstructive Breast Surgery
W est Maple
Plastic Surgery
(248) 865-6400
5807 W. Maple • Suite 177 • West Bloomfi
eld
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