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O My Bag partnered with the amazing artist Sophie Goderie to create a unique hand-painted O My Bag and wallet. In this blog we interview Sophie to discuss her inspiration for the project.
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Some would argue that it’s the most wonderful time of the year: festival season. Festival bags can be tricky because there are items you need (phone, earplugs, cash, your ID, sunglasses etc) but you don’t want to bring too many things that will weigh you down. Here’s our list of bags that are ideal for dancing and mingling, but will keep everything safe while you enjoy the festival.
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At the O My Bag HQ, we often find ourselves discussing issues surrounding sustainability over a coffee or during our lunch break. Lately, single-use plastic has been a hot topic of conversation. Our Visual Brand Designer Hayley has been attempting to cut out single-use plastic completely which has inspired many of us to look at our plastic use too. This lead to a 1 week challenge of eliminating single-use plastic from our lunch purchases.
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Whether you’re after a tech-savvy handbag, a roomy flap-over messenger bag or a good old backpack: we’ve selected some of our favorite work bags to get you from Monday to Friday in the most stylish way.
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If you’re racking your brain for a gift for him, we at O My Bag want to help you out. Here are some of our favorites for all the deserving dudes out there.
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Whether you are aware of it or not, almost everyone who dresses has a relationship with ‘fast fashion’. We write this blog during Fashion Revolution Week 2019, 22nd-28th April, a time perfect to reflect on this relationship on a critical level and have a conversation about our fashion love habits.
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Since we’re an eco-friendly brand, we try to make the world around us happy by using business as a force for good, we decided to participate in Black Friday in a positive way, by donating the profits to a cause we’re passionate about.
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We believe Fashion Revolution Week is a moment to celebrate the women – both the wearers and the makers. We’ve put together a list of brands we love that actively empower female workers and create beautiful fashion. These businesses employ, support, and help vulnerable women across the world and their female-led initiatives are sure to inspire you.
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Do you like hearing stories about true love? Take a seat, because three of our O My Bag team members will tell you all about their true love stories – with their favorite O My Bag's!
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O My Boss Paulien looks back on 2018, reflecting on O My Bags business year and her personal life. With some key highlights from 2018.
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We believe one of the most responsible things we can do for our planet is to only make high-quality products that can be worn and used for years. The durability and timeless style of a quality leather bag or item is undeniable. We help you to take good care of your leather purchases, because with a little love and care your bag will last for years, even decades!
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Our production trip has been an eye-opening experience for me (Indra). This was my first time in India ever and I am very grateful that I had the opportunity to join Jess. Looking back, it has been even more impressive than I imagined beforehand.
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Spring weekend trips: they may be short but they could be the escape you so desperately need. Whether you’re jetting off for a weekend to party in Ibiza or heading out for a family trip to the countryside, there’s a lot to be said for the magic of weekend vacation. Finding the perfect travel bag to join you is always tricky - it shouldn't be too big nor should it be too small. Utility is so important, but so is looking stylish when you arrive at your destination. Below, we’ve featured some of our best bags for weekend trips!
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We celebrate used products and encourage our customers to repair them whenever possible. That's why we came up with a special initiative.
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During this week we want you to stand up against the fast fashion brands that are exploiting labour and natural resources.
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Two weeks ago O My Bag’s sales manager Loes went to Japan, to explore this market where people seem to look flawless 24/7 and outfits are always on point. We explored Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka and fell in love with the country big time!
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Paulien Wesselink, Founder and CEO of O MY BAG answers all your questions.
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O My Bag is a company of women; we mainly design for women, we work with women in India and at the office you can find 8 women and one man. Today we’re celebrating women in business by shining the spotlight on 3 special ladies in our lives; Marieke Eyskoot, Swapna Das and Ipshita Wadhwa.
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To the mothers all around the world, we're putting in the spotlight some of our mothers of the O My Bag Team!
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On this post we talk a bit about the day we visited the Brickfield Schools, a social project that we support in India, that provides school lessons to children of migrant workers on the Brickfields (steenfabrieken). Keep reading to see how they liked our gifts!
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Bengali food cooking class with the lovely Rajashi Gupta. Are you curious to hear and see what we’ve learned and cooked? Keep following the O My Bag blog to find out photos and recipes on there soon!
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A visit to EMA -one of our first partner producers- and a talk with Swapna, the head of EMA on day 3 and a guided visit to Springfield with mister Misra on day 4 to discuss some samples.
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As a brand we find it important to give back and support local projects in the area which we operate. Thanks to our growth, this was the first time we were able to make such a big donation of 3000 backpacks! We know that giving in developing countries can be a controversial subject and we are happy to generally support a trade vs. aid philosophy. However, after visiting the project and carefully assessing the partnership, we decided to do it.
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An inside overview of our production trip to India, written by Jessica and Indra. From samples and producers visits to cooking classes and Chinese New Year, come with us in a trip to this amazing country and understand a bit better the sources of our beautiful bags!
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