one of the best part is finding new fabulous and luxurious brands and one of those is definetely Costella Handbags by my beloved Luciana Ellington!
Originally from Rio De Janeiro, Luciana's love of fashion began at a very young age. Her Grandmother taught her how to sew, create patterns and design stand-out styles using repurposed materials to make something unique and new.
At the age of fifteen, Luciana learned the art of photography as an assistant to Brazilian fashion photographer Chico Nascimento. He was a huge in fluence in Luciana's life and gave her the skills necessary to launch a career in photography. Here she focused on her two passions ... fashion and action sports.
When Luci was seventeen, she started skateboarding and in 1995 earned herself a ticket to the United States as a professional skateboarder in 1999. After several years, Luci utilized the connections of her sponsors such as Roxy and Quiksilver to create a new niche in the action sports industry. She developed her own girls skateboarding publication. Within the pages of Check It Out Girls, Luci again combined her love for fashion, action sports and photography.
In January 2008, Luci reinvented her known passions and enterprising lifestyle by creating Costella Handbags. Locally sourced and produced, this luxurious and style-catching collection makes a statement by blending con dent shapes, rich and exotic leathers with bold and daring hardware embellishments.
Today, Luciana is a successful business owner, designer, wife, and mother of two. Inspired by her Brazilian heritage and tastefully mixed with her multi-faceted lifestyle of today, Costella creates courageous and purposeful silhouettes for the woman in demand. Luci’s target niche encompasses powerful and savvy women that are successfully accomplishing their daily tasks while wearing Costella accessories.
And if you also think that these bags are amazing go straight to my Instagram account ( @carolinaogliaro ) and you can WIN one! Just regram the giveaway pic, tag #costellalove , follow me and @costellahandbags account and cross your fingers!
Let me now what you think <3
Bisous
yours Carolyne O'
