The Regina Circle Bag From the Crystal Vision Collection designed by Ann Howell Bullard, 10" Round,
Each Ann Howell Bullard handbag is an heirloom piece that explores fashion as an object d'art.
Ann Howell Bullard's unique savoir-faire in the handbag space is based on years of developing and refining raw materials and paint and construction techniques.
Her leather is sourced from the top 1% of European hides produced, and is vegetable-tanned, dyed all the way through, and semi-finished at the tannery. When it arrives at the studio, she cuts and hand-paints the leather using special paint specifically formulated to work symbiotically with the tannery's finishing process. (This is much different than painting a pre-made bag as an afterthought!)
Over the years of establishing this technique, Ann has paid obsessive attention to the way each bag wears, ages, and develops that elusive, delicious, one-of-a-kind patina. She is OBSESSED with patina, and loathes anything that looks too plastic or pristine or perfect.
Ann Howell Bullard raw materials and construction techniques are designed to create an heirloom piece that collects stories from a life well-lived and loved, eventually becoming your favorite vintage handbag.
The Regina Circle Bag was inspired by Gauguins Color Pallette in Tahiti, Gauguin regularly used included prussian blue, cobalt blue, emerald green, viridian, cadmium yellow, chrome yellow, red ochre, cobalt violet, and lead or zinc white.
