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BAG LADY

By Gregory P. Mango
The Brooklyn Paper
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Borough Park native Debbie Brooks unveiled her spring line of handbags at Artexpo at the Jacob Javits Convention Center on March 3. Called the Crystal Butterfly Collection, Les Pappillon, prices for her bags range from $160 to $350, depending on the materials chosen by the customer.

The posh accessories designer told GO Brooklyn that her road to success was paved with no small amount of ingenuity on her part.

"When I first graduated from Pratt [Institute], I was job searching, and I only had one pair of shoes," said Brooks. "So I spray-painted them different colors to match my interview outfits. My dream was to go shoe shopping."

Ten years later, Brooks’ handbag designs are collected by Sarah Jessica Parker, Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger among other bold-face names. She will launch a new line of jewelry this fall. For more information, or to purchase a Debbie Brooks bag, visit www.debbiebrooks.com.

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