On My Fashion Wishlist: Erdem Midi Bloom Bag
Hello, my loves! I'm thrilled to be here with my fellow fashion enthusiasts this Tuesday. I missed you all so much, so let's get started on this blog post.
New year, and I'm still talking about handbags. But I love them, and I hope you all share in my obsession and love for them. I was on the Erdem website one day (Erdem is one of my favorite underrated fashion designers), and I saw the Midi Bloom Bag; at the time, it was sold out (a fashionista's worst nightmare). I love the tulip handle that the bag displayed, and I knew that I wanted this gorgeous bag in my collection.
Born in Montreal to a Turkish father and a British mother, Erdem Moralioglu graduated with an M.A. from London’s Royal College of Art in 2003. His first womenswear collection debuted in 2005 and quickly gained recognition with its language of poetic and modern femininity. ERDEM has forged its own path in the industry, centering each collection around a forensically researched narrative and a belief in the power of craftsmanship. Collections are formed with a muse in mind, depicting previously untold stories of heroic women. ERDEM has received global recognition and industry accolades, including the 2010 inaugural British Fashion Council / Vogue Designer Fashion Fund Award and the 2014 BFC Womenswear Designer of the Year Award. The brand opened its flagship store in Mayfair in 2015. In 2020, Erdem was honored with an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his contribution to the fashion industry.
A passionate supporter of the arts, Erdem has shown his collections in a series of historically and culturally significant London locations, including The British Museum, The National Portrait Gallery, Sadler’s Wells, White Cube, and The V&A. In 2024, Erdem opened Imaginary Conversation at Chatsworth, an exhibition dedicated to the process of creating the Spring Summer 24 collection and its muse, Duchess Deborah. Erdem collaborated with The Royal Ballet, designing costumes for Christopher Wheeldon’s piece, Corybantic Games, the ballet debuted at The Royal Opera House in 2018 and returned to the stage in 2023. Pieces from Erdem’s collections have been exhibited globally, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and The Palais Galliera in Paris.
In eighteen years, Erdem has established an exuberant language of femininity that transcends fashion to inspire strength and confidence in the women for whom he designs. It is a passionate language that is evocative and eccentric in character, fluently spoken with a beauty that is intense and romantic.
The Midi Bloom Bag is Erdem's debut handbag. Called for its gold-toned flower bud handle each one takes seven hours to produce using the lost wax casting method – it also features a petal-shaped magnetic top closure. Crafted in Italy from smooth khaki leather, it can also be carried hands-free using the detachable crossbody strap. It comes in Khaki green and Black, and the price for this bag is $2,495.00
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