{"id":10875,"date":"2022-07-25T07:38:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T07:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/moje-najljubse-torbice-fibygaja\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T09:17:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T09:17:18","slug":"moje-najljubse-torbice-fibygaja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/en\/moje-najljubse-torbice-fibygaja\/","title":{"rendered":"My favorite handbags: Fi by Gaja"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>The More Emancipated the Woman, the Bigger Her Bag<\/em><i><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As women have become more emancipated, their handbags have grown in size. In the beginning, a woman needed only a handkerchief in her bag. Today, she carries documents, car keys, and countless other items essential for independent living. The crossbody bag only became popular in the 1970s, symbolizing a new level of emancipation\u2014it gave women a new way of moving. With their hands finally free, they gained a new kind of agency. The first symbolic hint of this freedom came even earlier, in 1955, with the launch of the iconic 2.55 handbag by Coco Chanel, featuring a long strap designed to be worn over the shoulder.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6b-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6b-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6b-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/6b.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In her book <em data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"815\">Women Icons of the 20th Century<\/em>, Svetlana Slap\u0161ak writes: <em>\u201cA woman\u2019s handbag always holds something different and something more than a man\u2019s bag. A sorceress opens her treasures, and no one knows what will emerge or how it might change the world around her. A remedy, a poison, a weapon, a mirror, a sewing kit, forgotten messages, an unexpected solution\u2014all these may come out of a woman\u2019s handbag.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With Gaja\u2019s bags, we are not only free\u2014we are also sustainable, ethical, and innovative. I adore them for their lightness, generous size, outstanding craftsmanship, and durability. Gaja Hanzel, my mentee and a talented designer I began working with through the Se\u017eana Incubator, creates fashion accessories\u2014mainly handbags\u2014based on the principles of slow and ethical fashion.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ida-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ida-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ida-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ida-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ida-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ida.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>She uses eco-friendly vegan materials such as<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1630\">Pi\u00f1atex\u00ae<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>(made from pineapple leaf waste),<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong data-start=\"1665\" data-end=\"1678\">Desserto\u00ae<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>(derived from cactus), and<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1719\">Washpapa\u00ae<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>(a washable cellulose-based paper). You can read more about these fascinating, innovative materials in one of my previous blog posts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>For more information and to shop the collection, visit her website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fibygaja.com\/\" target=\"_new\" data-start=\"1923\" data-end=\"1966\" rel=\"noopener\">www.fibygaja.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ita_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ita_2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ita_2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ita_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.leapisani.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ita_2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The More Emancipated the Woman, the Bigger Her Bag As women have become more emancipated, their handbags have grown in size. 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