Wendy Stevens handmakes purses, wallets, and totes of etched, pierced, or stamped stainless steel and beautiful leather, and they all make me go a bit weak in the knees. I can afford none of them, but I want them all. The struggle is real.

Her original inspiration came from the preponderance of steel in New York City (no wonder I love them!), and her clean, striking lines and graceful shapes are widely recognized as fine art. In fact, they are in the permanent collections of a number of museums across the world.

“A lot of my equipment is what you’d find in a place that makes gutters and roofs.”

You go, girl!

You can check out all of Wendy Stevens’s amazing handbags on her website and on Instagram.

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