Article: Variety spices fledgling lines. (handbag manufacturers Frame, Courage and Tignanello)

Variety Spices Fledgling Lines

NEW YORK -- Among the new handbag lines on tap for fall are three distinctly different collections: Tignanello, Frame and Courage. Here is a look at each firm's angle.

Frame

Marie Guagliardo and Anne De Pietro, who started Frame, the handbag firm, four months ago, said the emphasis of the line is on classic shapes accented with bold hardware with an Italian flair.

"We travel to Italy frequently, and we're constantly looking for very unique and beautiful hardware to accent the bags," said Guagliardo. The handbags are manufactured in Florence using Italian leathers.

The firm's fall line, which wholesales from $54 to $117 for a ...

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