Top Indian Fashion Designer: Jas Sehmbi
February 14, 2009
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Born in Africa, Jas Sehmbi (
JAS M.B. handbags) was uprooted at the tender age of four, to move to India, before finally settling in England in 1970. He completed an art foundation at East Ham College in Stratford and just three months later began retailing small leather and canvas bags. He then went on to designing as well as retailing and opening his first shop in Ilford in 1985.
A trip in 1988 to the tanneries of Italy cultivated Jas’s love of leather. In 1993 Jas established his name as a leading accessories designer when he created the first ever DJ bag. In 1994 he made his first bag by hand finishing substandard deliveries, which led to the production of 30,000 nylon bags in six months enabling him to fund his two labels entitled Spaced Out and W11.
JAS M.B. Collection
“I wanted to see guys carrying bags in the UK”, Sehmbi recalls and upon his return to the UK in the early 90’s he subsequently launched the Jas M.B. line initially only for men. It’s pace quickened when in September 2000 Barneys and cult fashion store YMC placed orders, which subsequently sold out in the first day. This boom continued in Tranoi in Paris 2001 at both men’s and women’s shows.
Jas Sehmbi Collection
In 2003 the Doors by Jas M.B. boutique opened in London’s Soho and Jas had fulfilled his dream. The Multi-label destination store stocks ready to wear from like-minded labels and sells womenswear, menswear, footwear and jewellery.
JAS M.B. FJD×adam et rope' Travelbag
Jas M.B. is a permanent fixture on the London and Japan fashion scenes, seen on the arms of both men and women, young and old. Eight years after its launch, the brand is now the byword for understated, practical and beautifully handmade bags.
JAS M.B. TURBAG TWIN ZIP SOFT
All Jas M.B. bags and accessories are hand-made in London and feature his trademark weightless construction in design craftsmanship. Actress, Denise Van Outen opened the Doors by Jas M.B. boutique located in London's fashionable Soho four years ago and since then, the store has become the one stop shop for many Jas M.B. fans from all over the globe. A Jas M.B. bag is refreshingly fashion conscious without trying to be.
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