Maiko Dawson - shoes, bags and purses

Maiko Dawson, who I saw at MADE London in October (where I met Holly Berry, Sarah Elwick and Catriona Faulkner) and Handmade in Britain last week makes shoes, bags and purses in a rainbow of colours that look as tasty as macarons.  Her website shows her full range of products, and you can contact her directly to buy them.

Rachel Orme, Anna P and Selina Cheong at Spirit of Christmas

Rachel Orme, Anna P and Selina Cheong design and make some of the very prettiest handbags and purses that I have found on my travels. High quality leathers and fabrics, and attention to detail are their trademarks. Many of their pieces are one-off from specially sourced leather. Here are some of their newest pieces that were on show at the Spirit of Christmas show earlier this month.

Rachel Orme - purses and iPad covers / clutches in suede and textured leathers (a lot of these products are available here)

New handbag design by Rachel Orme - zip top to keep everything safe, and zipped up pockets

Anna P - tie-dyed leather bag (bottom): SWOON

studs and patent leather from Anna P

Selina Cheong handbag - handles and long strap, very capacious like Mary Poppins' carpet bag: you might not be able to fit a hat stand in there,  but pretty much everything else

satchels and other things from Gohils, Camden Lock

Gohils on Camden High Street (where I recently bought some gold sandals) sells belts, purses, and satchels - all handmade in the workshop at the back of the shop.
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 11am to 6pm - located right by Camden Lock market.

every size and colour belt you could wish for

pencil cases and purses

satchel - big enough for A4 files and laptop computer

small navy satchel

Music case - the green one has an extra long strap