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Monday, July 19, 2010

What's In A Name?


Like any parent out there who anguishes over choosing the perfect name for their child, I encounter the same challenges for each of my little creations. The major difference is that while parents stop at a few kids (usually), I have multiple creations (mainly my bags) and anticipate creating many more for years to come.

The major challenge, therefore, is finding interesting names for each of my designs. Here's where I always enlist the help of friends, family, and my loyal customers :-)

One day back in late May, a good friend of mine was interested in ordering a clutch purse for a wedding she would be attending later this summer. I whipped up a clutch purse made from leftover charmeuse silk from a dress project for a previous client. I paired the beautiful silk with a bright gold frame, resulting in the Navi Bridal Clutch.

The making of the bag was quite a fun process but the piece d' resistance was truly the naming portion of it, which was quite a challenging aspect of my creative process. How does one find the right nomenclature to reflect the true personality of the bag? Or do you? I ended up choosing a rendition of my friend's name for this bag because it reminded me of how this bag came into existence. In fact, she was the one who inspired the bag.

But I'm curious to find out how other creative types name their creations? How do other artists do it? Maybe I'll leave it up to my readers to decide. What should go into a name?