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Today, on the 8th of March, we are celebrating International Women’s Day! And is there a better way to celebrate by recognising the strong and courageous women who tirelessly run O My Bag? Read more to learn about amazing Women behind your O My Bag!

Croc o' Clock! Time to take a closer look at our beautiful Croco Leather. We’ll spill all the details on how each piece is individually crafted to reduce production waste and to create a one-of-a-kind look for you. Read more to learn all about your croco faves!

O My Boss Paulien Wesselink looks forward to 2021, reflecting on O My Bag's business year and her personal life.

Who’s in for a little sneak peek? Get ready for an exclusive view behind the scenes on our FW2020 shoot in the Dutch countryside. And yes, we have some real stunning newcomers in the collection. Here’s a first look on what's new and what's about to come..

It’s never too late to plan a little staycation at home. Don’t you worry – the O My Bag team have listed some of our favorite staycation ideas that will help bring a fresh breeze into your life, having that ‘getaway’ feel before Fall starts. Here are some adventures to set out. Ways to embrace life!

The world stands still and holds its breath in light of the current situation induced by COVID-19. At O My Bag we are not only worried about our family and friends, but also about our partners and friends - our extended O My Bag family - in India.

O My Bag has been supporting the Brickfield Schools, a project of the Kolkata Mary Ward Social Center (KMWSC), for a few years now. It is a project very dear to our hearts. Due to the current health crisis we wanted to make sure the workers and their families were supported during these uncertain times. We reached out to KMWSC to see how O My Bag could help.

Fashion Revolution week is back for 2020. Transparency is at the heart of this not-for-profit organization and in support we want to celebrate our amazing workers behind the bag. Plus, read all about our Special Pre-Loved Sale to help our extended family in India during these difficult times.

We’ve listed some of our favorite recommendations - get comfy and have a look at our stay-at-home lifestyle content.

Remember last August, when we asked you to name a new handbag in our permanent collection? We have good news for you, she's here! Welcome: The Gina Bag.

Who run the world? Girls! Yes - we already know that, but as it’s International Women’s Day we want to shine a light on some power women dear to our hearts: The ladies who make our dust bags. Plus, we'll give you 4 tips to get the most out of your own dust bag.

It’s almost Christmas, time to relax and reflect. But first there is that last minute rush to get everything done before Christmas actually arrives.

At O My Bag we love to give back. To say thank you for an amazing year we've been giving back with 5 O My Bag favorites.

Trying to think of the perfect present for your loved one this festive season? Don't worry our O My Bag team is here to offer gifting inspiration for all your loved ones.

In one of our earlier blogs we’ve asked about your relationship with Fast Fashion. Do you have a toxic relationship with fast fashion? We have the solution! The so-called Capsule Wardrobe challenges you to downsize your wardrobe to 40 pieces, that can be mixed into countless matching combinations. Why is this more sustainable? You’ll fight the urge to purchase trendy and seasonal items, and invest in long lasting treasures.

Read all about our take on the Black Friday discussion.

Welcome to my first blog post. I am Leonie, the new Sustainability Manager at O My Bag. I ensure that as a company we’re taking every step possible to minimize our environmental footprint and maximize our social impact. Every couple of months I’ll be posting updates on our sustainable journey, our big goals, and how we’re going to achieve them.

If there’s one thing the O My Bag team likes to do, its enjoy good food! We love sharing recipes and discuss how we can contribute more to our sustainable journey. This month we took part in #organicseptember, set up by the UK soil organization to promote local and organic produce. They aim to take action together to create a better food and farming system, which produces healthy food and protects the planet.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.