Anthony Luciano has built a thriving leather goods business over the past 25 years, starting from his Manhattan apartment. Initially, he created handbags that found their way into stores worldwide, ...

Five years ago, Swampscott resident Connie Carman was disconcerted seeing so many guests at the Boston hotel she worked at throw out their newspapers. Now, she has made a business out of collecting ...

Luxury handbags have always lived in the overlap between utility and desire. They are carried, handled, worn into a person’s daily rhythm, yet they are also archived, insured, tracked, and talked ...

And while upcycled bags have been quite common for a while with brands like Freitag, which makes items out of recycled truck tarp, this Italian pair has taken upcycling to another level — the luxury ...