Mar Y Sol Marielle Clutch
Written by Urban Sherp on August 31st, 2009
Who: Mar Y Sol (formerly Mad Imports); Brooklyn, NY
What: Marielle Clutch
Where: World of Good – $79, available in sunflower/ocean, punch/apple, espresso/natural, lavender/sunflower & mango/natural
9/10/09 Just found these on sale at Natural Luxe for $65!
Why: You leave the house with everything tucked nice and neat in your smart looking clutch, but then somehow during the course of the day the contents of your purse inexplicable expand to the point of no return? That’s when the Marielle clutch would really come in handy. By night she masquerades as a sleek, yet ample-sized, two-toned clutch, and by day unfolds to reveal a roomy handbag able to contain all of the overflow.
The Marielle Clutch hits just the right blend of modern and traditional. Each raffia clutch is hand-dyed and hand-woven by women in Kenya and Madagascar providing fair wage jobs where such opportunities are scarce. And this is at the heart of the Mar Y Sol brand. Their roots were in international development and from that a product line that has benefited local economies, communities and the environment.
And that’s why you can find Mar Y Sol products featured on ebay’s World of Good marketplace, an online marketplace for fair trade and eco-friendly products made from artisans from around the world. So you can take comfort in knowing that your purchase has a “goodprint” – in the case of the Marielle clutch – a positive impact on people, animals and the environment.
