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“In the race to be better or best, do not miss the joy of being”. Anon

Many exciting things happened this spring at Fashion Vortex. We added new brands and products to our collection, including silk scarves from Achille Pinto, hand painted bags with matching shoes from Astore, vegetable-tanned leather briefcases and bags from I Medici. More high quality products will be coming your way this year to make sure that you don’t [...]

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2011 05 20 AnaMilevskaja Handbags
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Italian Leather Briefcases for Women from I Medici

It’s not easy to find a nice leather briefcase for a woman. Most briefcases and laptop bags are made from low quality materials that after a while lose their luster and don’t look as good as on the day you bought them. This is why I am very excited to add a collection of high [...]

2011 05 04 AnaMilevskaja Handbags
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A trip to the vegetable leather tanneries in Italy? Why not?!

Italian vegetable tanned leather is an area that has been somewhat of a mystery to me. I wrote about it before in a post called “What is vegetable tanned leather?” My curiosity wasn’t satisfied.  I set out to explore the detailed steps of the tanning process and learn more about what it takes to produce high [...]

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How do you know your Italian handbag is authentic?

One of the simplest ways to check if your handbag is really made in Italy is to look inside the bag. Every Italian handbag I owned has had a logo and “Made in Italy” embossed in leather, painted on the leather, or engraved on a metal plaque.       
Don’t forget to touch and smell the skin if [...]

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What is Vegetable-Tanned Leather?

If you own an authentic Italian leather handbag, jacket, footwear, or any other Italian leather product, you may have heard about vegetable tanned leather. It is produced by Italian artisans using ancient tanning recipes and modern technology. It consists of using natural tannins extracted from plants, mainly chestnut or Argentinean quebracho tree, to dye the leather. [...]

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