Nica's Design Inspirations: The Classic Satchel with a Twist

From its origins as part of a Roman legionary’s luggage to the bag that many a school girl was forced to carry as part of their uniforms, there’s no denying that the satchel has done a 360, and gone from solely functional to an on-trend must have.

Fashion Blogger @leannelimwalker styles the Alicia satchel

These days, the most stylish way to wear your satchel is classic with a twist, maintaining the functionality of its traditional design yet transformed with on trend finishings. I love the possibilities presented by re-creating a classic, and so, each season I've taken the classic satchel design and infused it with a seasonal Nica style twist. From my unique watercolour prints adorning handy lightweight canvas satchels to bright pops of neon lemon or hot pink illuminating the classic leather feel satchels. 

*Amy Satchel* Other Image Source

For S/S 14, my small Amy satchel was perhaps one of my favourites to design. The shape of the Amy satchel is an absolute classic satchel shape, and I've brought it up to date with bright summer feeling colour pops, and then, finished with a simple splash of laser cut detailing - another of my favourite finishing details for this season. As always, my travels have helped to influence my designs, from the beautiful colours of flowers in bloom at botanical gardens to the intricate shapes upon buildings that inspired my laser cutting. The Amy satchel is also available in classic bone or tan for those who just can't resist a classic wardrobe staple. 

I've also thoroughly enjoyed seeing just how versatile my satchels are to style up into an outfit too, and we've had many fashion bloggers provide us with some gorgeous satchel style. As you know, I love bohemian style, and so, I thought that this was a great #OOTD by the Fox and Feather fashion blog. 

If you're looking for some satchel style inspiration, why not head over to our Pinterest and check out our fashion blogger gallery. 

Love Nica 

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#NicaPressDay: Get a Sneak Peek at our A/W 14 collection

Did you follow our press day coverage last week? We made London’s Westbury hotel our home for a couple of days whilst we showcased our beautiful new A/W 14 collection to the press. 

We also invited some of our favourite bloggers along, and asked them to get snapped with their favourite new pieces. Amongst the bloggers' favourites, Lily Kitten chose the Lauren grab, Faiiint was bowled over by the cute little fox detail of the Felicia crossbody, whilst LeanneLimWalker opted for a colour burst with Lizzy. 

As always, our forthcoming collection has all been inspired by our Senior Designer Nica Kim’s travels and favourite places. As we revealed sneak peeks on Twitter and Instagram throughout the day, we also spent Thursday afternoon in a live Twitter Q&A with Nica herself and the fantastic The Style Rawr blog! If you missed it, you can catch up by searching #NicaPressDay on Twitter! 

Nica Kim with bloggers The Style Rawr and  Faiiint

We also showed a sneak peek of our new satchel for next season, Katie! What do you think? Will you be trading in your Alicia or Sara satchel for one next season?

What are you looking forward to seeing the most next season? Don't forget to keep following us on Twitter and Instagram to be amongst the first to see all of our new handbags and purses!    

How To Style our Bright Alicia Satchel with the LeanneLimWalker Blog

If like us, this S/S 14 you’re torn between pastels and brights, then, why not make like leannelimwalker’s blog and wear both trends at once!

Teaming her pastel coat with our statement tangerine Alicia satchel, our beautiful bag adds just the right amount of colour pop into her outfit. Head over to leannelimwalker for her full review, or snap up your very own tangerine Alicia satchel here.

We’d love to see how you’re styling your own Nica handbags too, so, please share your photos @Nica_Handbags on Twitter or@nicahandbags on Instagram.