How Lloyd , the great brand handbag designer that changed the world
How Lloyd , the great brand handbag designer that changed the world
COMELY HANDBAG
Alison Lloyd describes her work as something which is fashionable
But which doesn’t go out of fashion very quickly.
Lloyd and fellow Middlesex Polytechnic graduate Jono Platt set up
Ally Capellino-the name they thought, was Italian for” little hat”; to their amusement they later discovered that it means “little head in 1979, launching a women handbag (and subsequent men bags and children backpack line in 1980.
Moving the business solely into accessories in 2000. Lloyd’s design philosophy of simple PU Leather and various kinds of materials, high-quality craftsmanship and functional design, carries through to today.
With a clever use of bright colours and metal accessories, enduring shapes, cyclists and fashion folk alike.
Over an illustrious career Lloyd has collaborated with London’s Tate Gallery. Apply products, and in 2010 a 30 year retrospective of her work was shown at the Wapping Project in London.