After 13 years in apparel including stints at Gianni Versace and Natori, designer Natalie Hatgis set off to create a collection of ultra-feminine accessories under the Violette Nozieres label.Since 1996, this line of day into evening handbags has won rave reviews from leading specialty and department stores in Europe, the U.S. and Japan. Using the best of traditional embellishment techniques such as flower making, jewelry making, and hand beading, as well as top of the line Italian leathers, European fabrics and semi-precious stones, seasonal trends are interpreted on contemporary silhouettes for a glamorous, always eye-catching, personal accent.A modern approach to our irrepressible urge for ornamentation.In the permanent collections of the The Victoria and Albert Museum London, and the FIT Museum NYC.