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Harveys is a handbag design and manufacturing company in Santa Ana, California, United States. The handbags use a woven design with seatbelts as the medium. All of their bags are handcrafted in the United States.
| Founded | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Santa Ana, California |
| Products | Handbags, wallets, accessories, men's wallets, laptop bags, diaper bags, luggage |
| Website | shopharveys |
History
editFounded in 1997, Harveys was created while Dana and Melanie Harvey were restoring a 1950 Buick. While installing seatbelts into the car, he decided to make a matching handbag for her.[1] After this, they started making more for friends and family; with demand rising, they turned their garage into their first production site. The Buick was sold and used as capital to fund the growing business, which by 2004 had $3.1 million in revenue and had relocated to a 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2) facility in Santa Ana.[2] Orders for bags have been placed by Nordstrom and Bloomingdale's, among other retailers.[3][2] The first retail store on Main Street in Santa Ana opened in 2007.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Iconic handbag goes international". Toledo Blade. Orange County Register. August 22, 2005. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b Chang, Vickie. "Harveys Takes Its Bags in a More Sophisticated Direction". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ O'Donnell, Jayne (December 12, 2004). "Designers buckle up whole line of seat belt fashions, furniture". USA Today.
- ^ Lori Basheda (September 12, 2007). "Seat belt fashionista opens first store, in Santa Ana". Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2011.