Bag
Designer
Mary Ping
(born 1978)
Fall 2002
Unbleached cotton canvas, brass
Gift of Mary Ping
Object number2005.63.1
Much like eco-clothing, eco-accessories embrace various methods of ethical design. Mary Ping’s bag is an adaptation of a designer classic, pared-down and rendered in humble material. It promotes slowed-down production and lasting, non-seasonal design.
DescriptionHybrid designer bag in unbleached cotton duck canvas, with styling of a Balenciaga tote bag; oblong shape with decorative brass studs and buckles, and twill tape pull; bellows bottom,open top, webbing double tophandle on hinged tabs; exposed overlock stitching at outer edgesCollections
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