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2008 Awardees
Gina Alexander
Fashion Bag Designer
GINA ALEXANDER has created a line of handbags and other kinds of accessories that allow the customer to design these unique pieces with their personal photos, mementos that travel with you each day, reminding you of the people, places and things you love. These fond portraits are the hallmark of handbags and accessories by this L.A.-based designer.
GINA ALEXANDER runs her business with the help of her husband, Richard, and her cousin, Alexander Aquino, who oversee the various lines available through the company. Every GINA ALEXANDER Photo Bag, and all her accessories, is made from the finest materials, hand-crafted, beautiful and lasting. Gorgeous on their own, the bags are even more treasured when decorated with your own personal touch, your MIP-Most-Important Photo.
GINA ALEXANDER is a fashion veteran, having studied in Europe, apprenticing with LA-based fashion houses, and finally, opening her own kiosks stores at the Hollywood & Highland Retail complex and The Grove. Now, with a growing company, ALEXANDER's Photo Bags have been sold through Nordstrom, ICE Accessories and Saks Inc. department stores and can currently be found on partnered retail locations such as ebags.com, 40+ boutiques nationwide and over 600 professional photography studios worldwide. A recent appearance of GINA with her Photo Bags on the Home Shopping Network, (available in 87 million homes) was a huge success, selling out in record time.
GINA's handbags have appeared on the Dr. Phil Show, and the designer was interviewed numerous times by OPRAH! Media about GINA ALEXANDER and her Photo Bags has appeared in: ELLE, PEOPLE MAGAZINE and US MAGAZINE, to name a few. She works consistently with many celebrities creating their dream Photo Bags, including: Faith Hill, Kelly Ripa, The Black-Eyed Peas, Penelope Cruz, Jennifer Lopez, Ashanti, Alicia Keys, Usher, Slash, Joss Stone Elizabeth Taylor, Queen Latifah, and more.
GINA was named one of the 100 Most Influential Filipinas in October 2007 by the Filipina Women’s Network. She was recognized for her Entrepreneurial Leadership and innovation for her photo handbags. Be sure to watch GINA star in her reality show, Real Simple Real Life, starting November 14, 2008, on the TLC Channel.
