December, 27th, 2012

THE CLUTCH AND THE CITY | EDIE PARKER

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Edie Parker, launched in 2010, is a br anded collection of vintage-style acrylic clutches and h andbags. inspired by the original h andbags favored by showgirls and socialites during the 1950s and 1960s, these chic, wearable sculptures are objects of delight with retro soul. crescent, rectangular or cube shaped, Edie Parker’s sleek lines, creamy surfaces and gem-flaked textures glide timelessly on to today’s fashion l andscape. and like their mid-century predecessors, each bag is meticulously h andcrafted in America.

Yet. Edie Kerouac-Parker was the author of her memoir, “You’ll Be Okay” from the Beat Generation, and the first wife of Jack Kerouac. She and Joan Vollmer shared an apartment on 118th Street in New York City, frequented by many Beats, among them Vollmer’s eventual husb and William S. Burroughs.

Brett Heyman is the founder and designer of Edie Parker. Before the br and’s debut, Brett served as the direc tor of public relations for GUCCI until 2010. Prior to GUCCI, Brett worked for ELLE Magazine, Giorgio Armani and dolcegabbana.com/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Edie Parker sprang from Brett Heyman’s love of dolcegabbana.com/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Brett could no longer find the clutches she coveted at vintage and second-h and shops, she decided it was time to remake them for a new generation of fashion tastemakers.

Edie Parker-Kerouac believed, beloved. “You and I, we don’t love too wisely, but too well.”.

She was “Judie Smith” in Jack Kerouac’s novel The Town and the City.

She remains “Edie Parker” in Brett Heyman’s fashion fest The Clutch and The City.