“Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.”
These are the words of Jenny Yuen, downtown New York's newest young, independent handbag designer. In Spring 2007, with the production of her first collection of eye-catching, yet functional handbags, she has hit the ground running while also realizing a dream. A native Southern Californian with a unique blend of Chinese and Japanese ancestry, Jenny developed an early appreciation for the arts. Exploring the arts further, she attended Boston University, receiving a BFA in sculpture and painting, followed by Parson's School of Design in New York to study Fashion. Jenny's ambition to combine her love for both the arts and fashion led her to Takashi Murakami Studios where she worked as an artist assistant on a collaborative project with Marc Jacobs, culminating in one of the most recognized monograms in the industry -the Louis Vuitton "Eye Love" and "Cherry Blossom". She then went on to design collections for major fresh players in the industry such as Craig Robinson, Jill Stuart, and recent success, Twinkle by Wenlan. With knowledge gained, yet soul unsatisfied, Jenny decided to follow her true inspiration and design her own handbag collections. Fresh on the scene, Jenny Yuen handbags have been featured in such national publications as LUCKY magazine, and are rapidly developing a following among the downtown’s fashionable elite.