Harveys Original SeatbeltBag
Founded1997
HeadquartersSanta Ana, California
ProductsHandbags, wallets, accessories, men's wallets, laptop bags, diaper bags, luggage
Websiteshopharveys.com

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.

History

Founded 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

  1. ↑ "Iconic handbag goes international". Toledo Blade. Orange County Register. August 22, 2005. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ O'Donnell, Jayne (December 12, 2004). "Designers buckle up whole line of seat belt fashions, furniture". USA Today.
  4. ↑ 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.
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