Our Story

Isla de Gar is a slow fashion handbag brand founded in the Autumn of 2020 by Emma Garner. We design sculptural, contemporary bags that embody playfulness and bring joy to those who wear them through the art of crochet. 

Inspired by the natural world, our bags are named after habitats including the Hive, Nest and Cocoon. Isla de Gar embodies joy, togetherness, warmth and humanity. The pieces are sculptural, tactile, malleable works of art that wouldn’t look out of place on a gallery plinth. These attributes invite the wearer to be transported to their own idyllic place, where art is to be worn and happiness is infinite.

Our made to order business model avoids leftover stock and reduces waste, keeping everything local is super important - we make, pack and send out all orders from our studio in East London, with the exception of our leather straps which are handmade in North London by a highly skilled team of leather makers.