Fashion

Bags of attitude: Irish designer Emma Manley brings new handbag range to market

The designer said her new line is intended to appeal to women with ‘hectic lifestyles’

Designer Emma Manley with her new handbag range

Emma Manley, the Irish designer known for her luxury approach to streetwear, is launching a handbag line intended to appeal to women with “hectic lifestyles” and complicated needs.

“I’m fed up with regular luggage,” Manley told the Business Post. “The bags are a selfish invention from my point of view. I wanted a bag that I could take away for the weekend or go into the city for work and put my laptop in, and ...