Mary Frances Handbags : Premium Quality Handbags

Desiring to bring delight to a woman’s expression through fashion, Mary Frances has developed accessory design by intermeshing style with whimsy. Mary Frances has been designing handbags since 1990. Her career as a innovative entrepreneur started in her room in the late 1980s when she started designing costume jewelry and handbags as a hobby. The attempt led to a never-ending passion for handbag and accessory design. She discovered a creative instinct for handbag and accessory design. Very soon, she found that the marketplace lacked a 'certain something.' She took matters into her own hands and began to bring her design vision to life. Within a short period of time, her collection of handbags took on a life of its own.

Mary Frances has received several awards including the honor of being named Accessory Designer of the Year by 2004 Dallas Fashion Awards. Mary Frances’ design philosophy is to present her customers with a well-balanced blend of whimsy, luxury and elegance. Super-stylish fun and reasonable prices are her ultimate goals. Her designs are truly for the woman who loves to turn heads. Her ever‑changing handbags share one commonality; they are inspired by her personality. Mary Frances travels throughout the world in search of new inspiration to incorporate into her designs. It is no surprise that her designs are regularly seen on the arms of celebrities such as Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, and Jessica Simpson.

Mary Frances produces five collections a year: always reflecting interplay of colors and textures revealing Mary Frances’ unmistakable creative vision. The artful handbags are distinguished by exotic components, luxurious fabrics, beadwork, trims and stones. The unique look of a Mary Frances design has inspired many to collect these radiant pieces. During construction, her handbags go through a number of processes and the end result always has a "one-of-a-kind" flavor. Every Mary Frances treasure is individually hand crafted by expert artisans, who pay close attention to detail and quality. For her, change is the driving force, bringing surprises and freshness to each season.
Her avid collection always has something tempting.
Each Mary Frances handbag is characterized by its unique features. For example, the Opposites Attract handbag has a hard shell construction. The inside is lined in black/white gingham print. Back and front are covered with padded fabric in black/offwhite floral motif and the sides are fully beaded in black.
On the other hand, the Retreat handbag is an elegant feminine handbag, made with hard inner shell construction. It opens from hinged bottom and closes with magnetic snap under flap over top. The interior is lined in a yellow/pink floral print. The back and front are covered with padded silk in a pale ice green color. The Meadow handbag is a small bag with style. It has a hard shell inner construction and the interior is lined in black velvet. It opens from hinged bottom and closes with magnetic snap under flap over top. It is covered with teal blue (peacock blue) velvet plus dark royal blue satin.

The Sabrina handbag is a stunning black bag with a reinforced fabric shape to stay upright. It is covered in black satin. The bottom is covered in a velvet burnout studded with beads and crystals in jeweltone colors. This bag closes with hidden magnetic snap at base of handles. The Twisted handbag is a small/medium tote style bag. The back has brown leather at center, teal green suede on top, and saddle brown suede fringe at bottom. On the front, there is mustard yellow leather covered by twists of the brown suede secured at center by white shell pieces. The Majestic handbag is an extra large all leather bag. The back and front use the same combination of leathers, a mauve/taupe at center, orange/tan/black reptile print on each side of center, and metallic rosy copper on far sides. Front is embellished with antiqued medallion and gemstones with beaded tassel. The Lagoon handbag has a hard shell inner construction. It opens from hinged bottom and closes with magnetic snap under flap over top. Back has padded silk in pretty aqua, blue and beige print, surrounded by the beading in cream, beige and dark sky blue. In nutshell, all handbags have some unique features which make it different from other handbags.