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Happy birthday to us!
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I cannot quite believe we launched a year ago today at Bondi Markets! It's funny to think how I stood outside in the blazing sunshine with a little hanging rack, totally unprepared as I'd only got my first range two days earlier! Thank goodness for my friend Sue who helped, and the huge amount of [...]

On the fifteenth day of Christmas…
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Fashion Journal gave to me, an Aztec Adventure in their holiday gift guide tra la la.Admittedly my singing doesn’t quite make that work but, hey, I needed a theme! Check out the Aztec Adventure All Dayer here in the Fashion Journal (thanks guys!) http://fashionjournal.com.au/fjs-ultimate-christmas-gift-guide if you're looking for some inspiration for presents this year, either for yourself or [...]

EB Beach at #Finders Keepers
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What a weekend we had at the beautiful and coveted Finders Keepers Markets Sydney starting Friday December 11 until Sunday December 13.That feeling of being at the beach is second to none for most beachlovers and I’ve always wanted to evoke that, through the website, social and as you'll see, at the stand if you came to [...]
Bag meet water meet phone – WATERPROOF!!!
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Not really much I can say calmly about this except I am RIDICULOUSLY EXCITED that all bags from outside to inside now produced are waterproof (up from water-resistant lining). We took the first delivery today. WHAT!?This is the holy grail of what we’ve been working towards from the beginning, and the best thing is that they [...]

Bye bye #SCFF2015 hello new range!
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And that’s the end of the Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival – we had great fun and really importantly, got great feedback on the new range that arrived 24 hours before the show opened just in the nick of time! Thanks Veronica :)Personally I am so undecided about which I want the most at any given moment like a [...]

New range media release: Beautiful Bags For Beautiful Days
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Beautiful Bags For Beautiful Days~ Empty Bags launches stunning new season water-resistant, practical & ethical beach, travel and casual bags ~ Sunshine Coast, Australia, Saturday October 17, 2015 – Getting organised for the perfect day out just got easier with the new summer range from Empty Bags launching exclusively at the Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival today. Empty Bags keep [...]

Passport to travel
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Empty Bags on the road! This picture makes it look like a piece of cake heading up to the Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival for our interstate debut– a bag and the brand is all you need right?Not quite…there were actually another three suitcases and we EXCITEDLY TOOK DELIVERY OF THE NEW RANGE ON SITE!Did I mention we’re excited?We’ve [...]

Finders Keepers Sydney (December 11, 12 & 13)
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We applied to attend the highly coveted Finders Keepers young designer market and were on tenterhooks as to when we’d hear if we’d been accepted or not. And I am over the moon to say last Saturday we got an email saying “congratulations, you have been successful in your application to the Sydney Finders Keepers Markets in December”. We’re [...]
Springy newness
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Oh yeah it’s Spring! And Spring can only mean one thing – new things.And it’s closer to summer and to long summer holidays and beeeeeach! Admittedly that was four things but you get the pretty Instagram filtered picture right?Just to let you know we’re working ferociously on the next range of beach bags – mint leopard, Aztec, denim and [...]

Keeping good company at the Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival, October 17, 2015
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We’re excited to announce that Empty Bags will be part of the eight annual Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival #scff in Caloundra, QLD, on October 17 2015.Not only will we be exhibiting our beach and casual bags in the trade lounge at the Festival, but we’ll be showcasing a new style bag and unveiling more beautiful new fabrics. Custom designed [...]