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By Lindsey Ryan<br />
ith frenzied work days becoming<br />
the norm, the last thing<br />
working women need is their<br />
impractical handbag snapping<br />
on the go.<br />
B ritish designer E sin<br />
Akan’ s handbags are stylish,<br />
sophisticated and meet the<br />
needs of working women on<br />
the go. Her spring/ summer<br />
2018 collection is on sale<br />
at The M arket at M acy’ s<br />
in the N orthshore M all is<br />
the exclusive retailer of the<br />
award-winning line.<br />
Akan worked for B urberry<br />
and Anya Hindmarch and<br />
made their leather goods in<br />
London.<br />
“F or the past five years I<br />
have been working on developing<br />
my own leather handbag<br />
brand,” said Akan. “During my<br />
experience I thought the bags<br />
should always be adapting to<br />
the needs of working urban<br />
women.”<br />
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OF DANVERS<br />
Mike Garabedian<br />
General Sales Manager<br />
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Obituaries ..................................................................................... 7<br />
Police Log .................................................................................... 4<br />
Real Estate ............................................................................14-16<br />
Religious Notes ............................................................................ 8<br />
Seniors ......................................................................................... 6<br />
Sports .....................................................................................9-12<br />
97A Andover Street<br />
Danvers, MA 01923<br />
Sales: 888-601-9016<br />
Direct: 508-901-0973<br />
www.irasubaru.com<br />
WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 MAY 24, 2018<br />
City thrives on fashion<br />
After languishing in the creative<br />
backseat for years, consumers<br />
are speaking up and<br />
Akan makes sure she hears<br />
them.<br />
“I think brands that don’ t<br />
take the consumer into consideration<br />
are going to fail and the<br />
emerging businesses cater to<br />
these needs much faster,” said<br />
Akan.<br />
Akan asked hundreds of<br />
women what they look for<br />
in a handbag. “They want<br />
light, uniq ue and understated<br />
pieces. They don’ t want big<br />
logos but they want something<br />
practical, that is at the<br />
core of every single bag we<br />
make” she said.<br />
Her bags have multiple functions.<br />
They can be used as a<br />
backpack, cross-body bag,<br />
handbag and clutch.<br />
“The bags are multipurpose<br />
and we make them with the top<br />
qua lity leathers,” Akan said.<br />
The leather Akan uses for her<br />
bags is the same leather used by<br />
maj or brands such as B urberry<br />
and G ivenchy.<br />
“Our qua lity of craftsmanship<br />
and leather is at the level of the<br />
brands that are 1,000 pounds<br />
but we want it to be accessible<br />
to everyone so our prices are<br />
below $500,” she said.<br />
“Our latest collection<br />
is inspired by E urope and<br />
editerranean Islands,” said<br />
Akan.<br />
The bags were also inspired<br />
by the nautical theme of the<br />
M editerranean. M arine knots<br />
can be seen on many of her<br />
bags.<br />
Her bags are rich in color and<br />
would make a bold statement<br />
piece perfect for any summer<br />
outfit.<br />
“I really like nautical colors<br />
in general but we also have<br />
basic colors like nude, red and<br />
black because there is always a<br />
season for them,” she said.<br />
“Our customers are excited<br />
by the fact that the bags are<br />
uniq ue and you can’ t get it<br />
anywhere else in the U .S. right<br />
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COURTESY PHOTO<br />
A model shows off the latest bag design from sin Akan which<br />
is aailable exclusiely at acys in the orthshore all.<br />
now except the N orthshore<br />
M all,” said M acy’ s store manager<br />
Danielle M cK ay. “I can’ t<br />
remember a brand taking off<br />
this fast in our store.”<br />
“The M arket at M acy’ s is<br />
a new concept developed by<br />
the company that has been introduced<br />
to ten stores across<br />
the organization,” M cK ay said,<br />
adding, “W hat The M arket<br />
allows is new designers to<br />
come in a more boutique -like<br />
strategy, and bring products<br />
in that we would not normally<br />
have in our store.”<br />
K eep an eye out in the future<br />
for a capsule collection from<br />
Akan that will be inspired by the<br />
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The Lynnfield Center Water<br />
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Commissioners will have a<br />
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