If you are looking for original unique handbags you will be surprised to find them in the most unlikely place. On a side street near Cesky Krumlov, a medieval castle in the Czech Republic, is a small shop that sells funky hand painted high quality leather handbags.
Cesky Krumlov dates back to 1253 when the first part of the castle was constructed high above the Vltava River by the Vitek family. The castle was expanded and renovated over the next few centuries as was the village that surrounded it. Today it is a blend of medieval, gothic and renaissance styles and a UNESCO world heritage site.
There are several shops along the winding road that leads to the castle and hidden away amongst the souvenir shops and quaint little cafes that cater to the bus loads of tourists that visit the castle daily, is a small shop that has the most fantastic hand painted purses.
Each handbag is a work of art. Made of high quality leather and hand painted with various styles and designs these bags are unique. The bags are painted with animals, abstract art, and other original designs and come in various sizes and shapes. Made by Bambas, a Czech Republic company that has been making bags since 1990, they are true works of art.
“Every handbag is an artistic original“ reads the information on the company’s website. Designed for “conservative women as well as extravagant women who prefer espressionistic artistic motives“ these handbags are far from conservative. They make a statement. Their timeless design and impecable artwork combined with the high quality leather used to make the bags make them not only unique but durable. They are a bag you will use for years to come.
So why not leave the designer handbags in the store and acquire a real status symbol, a hand painted bag that you will not see on the arm of every other women in the mall. Either visit Cesky Krumlov castle and take home one of these marvelous handbags or order from the company’s website and you will have a one of a kind handbag that will have heads turning and women asking you “Where did you get that fabulous bag?”
