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Judith Leiber

Designer Spotlight Judith Leiber United States

Designer Spotlight: Judith Leiber

March 30, 2019

Leiber founded her own business in 1963, making a name for herself through her delicate, throughly decorated minaudières. These minaudières were small, hard-shelled metal evening purses in eye-catching shapes, adorned with any number of materials including Swarovski crystals, embroidery, leather, seashells, and silk. Her jewel box handbags were particularly popular with the red carpet crowd, including Greta Garbo, Joan Rivers, Mary Tyler Moore, Claudette Colbert, and Linda Carter.