Handbags
Handbags
Every bag is named for the woman who asked for it.
Women sit in my chair and talk. About their hair, and then about everything else. What they carry. What breaks. What they wish someone would make. For years I listened, and I carried luxury bags of my own while I did.
In 2019 I sold my entire luxury handbag collection and used it to start this one. I did not want to carry someone else's name anymore. I wanted to make the bags the women in my chair were describing.
The women behind the bags
Rasheedah is my best friend. My other best friend, also Rasheedah, passed away, and Allah blessed me with another. The Rasheedah is the trunk bag: a wooden frame under the leather, built to hold its shape for years. Some things you keep.
Hafsah is for two sisters who came to me as teenagers and sit in my chair now as grown women. Watching them become who they are inspired the bag. The Hafsah is quilted, structured, and ready for the room.
Kylee said, Somalia, I just need something light to take to the masjid for classes. The Kylee is a nylon hobo you forget you are carrying.
Medina needed a travel set: a duffle that sits on a roll-on and a backpack for Umrah. The Weekender, The Duffle, and The Navigator came from that conversation.
Hanifah, my cousin, needed a work tote that could hold a laptop and still look like she meant it. The Hanifah is Epi leather, structured without stiffness.
Jackie was my client before I had a salon of my own. Jackie Onassis was timeless, so the Jackie is a quilted chain bag that will not date.
Anisa is always on the go, carries everything, and still wants a crossbody. The Anisa is a quilted waist bag that wears both ways.
Sabrina is a twin and a fashionista. Her brand is Moody Twin, and she does some of my branding. The Sabrina is the envelope crossbody with the chain: understated, with an edge.
Fee Fee is my daughter. She loves color and matches her bag to every outfit, so the Fee Fee circle bag comes in the colors she asked for.
How they are made
Structure that holds its shape for years. Vegan leather and sleek nylon, finished with gold hardware and the Natasha Somalia mark. Proportions that work with modest dress: long enough straps, bags that sit right over an abaya or a coat, and colors beyond black and brown.
Quality ingredients. Timeless design. The same standard as everything with my name on it.
Find your bag
Trunk + structured bags
The Rasheedah, The Jackie, The Fee Fee. Bags with architecture.
Crossbody + shoulder
The Hafsah, The Sabrina, The Go Bag. Hands free, still polished.
Totes
The Hanifah, The NS Tote. For work, and for the days that feel like work.
Travel
The Weekender, The Duffle, The Navigator. Medina's set, for carry-on and Umrah.
Nylon
The Kylee, The Go Bag. Light enough for the masjid, strong enough for every day.
Waist + belt bags
The Anisa. On the go, hands free.
If you sit in my chair and tell me what you need, your name might be next.