{"id":366720,"date":"2017-02-25T20:55:01","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T20:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/lifestyle\/2017\/02\/25\/hand-bag-designer-sonique-saturday-is-a-future-legend-to-watch-out-for\/"},"modified":"2017-02-25T20:55:01","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T20:55:01","slug":"hand-bag-designer-sonique-saturday-is-a-future-legend-to-watch-out-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/02\/25\/hand-bag-designer-sonique-saturday-is-a-future-legend-to-watch-out-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand Bag Designer Sonique Saturday is a Future Legend to Watch Out For"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>In honor of <strong>Black History Month<\/strong>. we\u2019re offering insight on handbag designer, <strong>Sonique Saturday<\/strong>. In addition to being a handbag designer, Sonique is also a blogger and celebrity stylist her clientele includes <strong>Erykah Badu<\/strong>, <strong>Meagan Good<\/strong>, <strong>Tracy Ellis Ross<\/strong>, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Sonique\u2019s ability to create opened the doors to her dotting career as a designer. \u00a0She tells <strong>Fashion Bomb Daily\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16939\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot_2017-02-23-10-48-33-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot_2017-02-23-10-48-33-1.png?w=1080 1080w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot_2017-02-23-10-48-33-1.png?resize=248%2C300 248w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot_2017-02-23-10-48-33-1.png?resize=768%2C930 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot_2017-02-23-10-48-33-1.png?resize=846%2C1024 846w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot_2017-02-23-10-48-33-1.png?resize=300%2C363 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>I got started doing my handbags in college. I was taking a trip and wanted a universal bag to wear with every outfit, mood, and season. I just wanted that one universal bag that I could put all my junk in and just go, and I couldn\u2019t find it. Long story short, I made it. It was just for a trip and when I got to this particular destination, so many people, everyone, just gave me an insane response that I totally was not expecting. So, I knew that people were responding in a positive way to something that I kind of created over night.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16941\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot_2017-02-23-10-46-07-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot_2017-02-23-10-46-07-1.png?w=1080 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot_2017-02-23-10-46-07-1.png?resize=300%2C288 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot_2017-02-23-10-46-07-1.png?resize=768%2C738 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot_2017-02-23-10-46-07-1.png?resize=1024%2C984 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Unsure where this newfound creativity would lead, positive affirmations from others in response to her designs revealed the endless possibilities for her.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>When I got back to school, I wore the bag around the campus yard. Within my circle, so many were like, \u2018I want that bag. Make me one.\u2019 It kind of just turned into something like most businesses do. It turned into a hobby, my hobby turned into my side job, and my side job turned into my career. So it\u2019s really a dream come true. I know it sounds very fairy tale, but that\u2019s basically what happened.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She continued to develop designs for her brand. Her fake \u201cBirkin\u201d design caught the attention of model, Amber Rose.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Amber Rose was the first celebrity to wear my bag. I am forever indebted to her. She\u2019s the reason why Sonique Saturday kicked off as a west coast brand.\u00a0<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16943\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/black-history-month-future-legends-sonique-saturday-06-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/black-history-month-future-legends-sonique-saturday-06-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/black-history-month-future-legends-sonique-saturday-06-400x600.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/black-history-month-future-legends-sonique-saturday-06-400x600.jpg?resize=300%2C450 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16945\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot_2017-02-23-10-46-36-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot_2017-02-23-10-46-36-1.png?w=1080 1080w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot_2017-02-23-10-46-36-1.png?resize=300%2C293 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot_2017-02-23-10-46-36-1.png?resize=768%2C750 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot_2017-02-23-10-46-36-1.png?resize=1024%2C1000 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of Black History Month. we\u2019re offering insight on handbag designer, Sonique Saturday. 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