Sandy Liang has begun testing accessories.
The Lower East Side-based designer is set to release a handbag and beanie hat design in her forthcoming fall 2017 collection.
The accessories, slated to be unveiled at Liang’s Feb. 12 presentation, utilize the same textural and color-blocked details that have catapulted her outerwear, denim and shirting designs.
They also reflect a similar price point — joining a new, intermediate category of designers who hope to make their mark on the flagging accessories industry. Fresher labels, in an effort to eclipse or differentiate themselves from the large, European luxury houses, are purposefully marketing their bags at under $1,000.
Liang’s shearling handheld bucket, called the “Bean,” will be priced at $635. The beanie — gray with a Mohawk of white shearling across its diameter — will sell for $295.
“I try to look at [pricing] from real customer’s point-of-view. I don’t know if I would want to spend $1,000 on a fur bag, when it is not even perhaps wearable all year-round. I was really happy with the price point — it’s a cute little furry friend,” Liang said of the design.
Sandy Liang’s “Bean” bag
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The bag — pink on one side and green on the other — comes with
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