Anne-So creation, the new leather goods store in Mende offers unique and customizable bags

La créatrice propose des sacs uniques et des memory bears. Midi Libre – Anaïs Da Silva

Anne-Sophie Perrin opened her unique bag boutique. She makes and sells them at 11 rue Droite, in Mende. They are designed with materials from France and Portugal.

The "Boutique-Test", the first edition of its kind, is inaugurated by Anne-Sophie Perrin, with the opening of her leather goods store Anne-So creation, 11 rue Droite, in Mende, this Tuesday 25 & nbsp;June 2024. She was the winner of this operation carried out by the Cœur de Lozère trade office in partnership with the community, Initiative Lozère, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry as well as the Chamber of trades and crafts. The objective: to boost commerce in the city center.

The premises of this story

The idea of ​​creating unique bags is not trivial. "I find nothing more unpleasant than seeing everyone with the same bag", explains the designer. But that’s not the only reason that prompted him to get started. "I needed a special bag for health problems. But none suited either my tastes or what I needed, says Anne-Sophie Perrin.

She continued her momentum. She subsequently joined the SéKaN academy, in the Vosges, specializing in sewing. "This establishment m’allowed me to learn a lot of techniques, to perfect myself and to create bags that looked like something, smiles the manager. At first, it wasn't easy."

The sale of memory bears

In addition to the creation and sale of unique bags, Anne-Sophie Perrin produces memory bears, that is to say bears with ; memories. The customer must bring fabrics (clothes, blankets) that are suitable for them. heart. "These are textiles that belong to à people we love or have loved and they are no longer here. today, explains the designer. It’s a lot of pressure for me, because I’m being entrusted with something that is priceless. I must not miss it." Price: 69 €.

From virtual to reality

For almost eight years, she has been passionate about this area of ​​creativity. His creations were first put on sale in certain Mende shops. "Anne-So creation, it was only virtual for people, explains Anne-Sophie Perrin. Today, by opening this leather goods, I thwart the virtual. The goal is to explain who I am and why I started."

Before renting this space to Loïc Rantet, the owner, the manager monopolized the top floor of her house to make these unique accessories. "Now, it's 11 rue Droite that I make and sell them." This choice& nbsp;was taken so that people could stop by the store and follow the progress.

Choose the shape, color, materials

Anne-Sophie Perrin prepares and sells the bags in her boutique 11 rue Droite in Mende. Midi Libre – Anaïs Da Silva

As you walk through the door of his store, bags are already on sale. If passers-by want to model their own bag, it’s possible! "They come with their ideas, sometimes even drawings and together we look at what is feasible." This is the case of a 2 and a half year old girl who came with her parents to make her custom bag for her first day of kindergarten. "She selected her lion pattern, her sequins and the pink color", rejoices Anne-Sophie Perrin.

The materials used come from France and Portugal. "Cork from the Vosges, buckles from Toulouse, leather from Aveyron and imitation leather from Portugal", she lists . Imagine a bag that looks like you, see it become reality, that’s what this innovative boutique offers which has one year to test its project.

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