
Emily Jo followed a degree course in Wolverhampton which involved working with wood, metal and plastics and she learnt to solder silver. With the aid of a Prince’s Trust loan she set up her own business making unusual handbags using metals. She had a workshop in Clerkenwell and in time had a stand at the London Fashion week. Her business grew as she received orders for specific numbers of bags. In Emily Jo’s presentation she showed us images of the collections she created for each season which had to be on a specific theme and cover a range of prices.

Reported by Ros