Sin City....

Another alphastar custom order I recently did was a Travel Satchel for a 40th birthday gift.  My customer (A), contacted me and said a group of their friends is hopping on a plane and heading to Sin City to celebrate - and my customer wanted to avoid the silly gag-gift type present, so she asked me if I had any ideas.  I thought Vegas=Showgirls=Burlesque=Just-because-you-are-turning-40-doesn't-mean-you-aren't-a-Hot-Mama!!  The result is a custom bag made 100% out of repurposed lingerie!! 

The rules?  The Birthday girl had picked out two dresses for the trip, one in black and the other hot-pink so we wanted to make sure the bag would go with either dress.  Also, I was asked to somehow include something funny representing "The Big 4-0".

Here's the final result:

front of bag including removable "40" clip

front of bag without "40" clip

back of bag

I used chemise straps to make the cross-body strap "adjustable"

I hope they have an awesome trip and this bag gets a lot of use, even when they get back.  I know it's something I would use for sure on Girls Night Out!

cheers! A★