I’m very excited to present my latest Kenya inspired handbag collection, designed in collaboration with my friend and photographer Kirsten Alana. During her trip to Kenya, I was deeply moved by unruly poaching of innocent elephants, all for their tusks. As Kirsten mentioned in her #dontletthemdisappear post, Every day in Africa, somewhere on the continent: an elephant loses its life to illegal poaching on an average of every 15 minutes. More than 90 elephants a day lose their lives for the ivory in their tusks.
I decided to take action and do what I could to help these African elephants. Together with Kirsten, we designed a bag collection in the colors and spirit of Kenya. Each bag is named for a region where elephants roam wild. With every purchase from this collection, I’m donating 30% of proceeds to Wildlife Direct and Elephant Trust.
Below are the Amboseli and Sambura bags, all reversible and made in Paris. Sustainable fashion for a cause!
Here is the Tsavo bag along with the Laikipia, both foldable to fit inside their matching purses. Travel savvy!
Photos by photographer Catherine O’Hara wearing Koshka Mashka in the courtyard of the Louvre Museum.
