Anya Hindmarch was born on 1968 in Essex she is the desginer of English fashion purse, handbag and accessories.
After learning to make her own bags in Hackney, Anya Hindmarch was inspired by Margaret Thatcher Hindmarch and opened a small shop in Walton Street, London at 19, with her early products based heavily on Italian design principles. All her products are based on the quality of workmanship, and represent a design philosophy which is British, humorous and bespoke. Her designs are also influenced by her love of classical architecture, which she progresses as a hobby with into architectural reclamation.
The Hindmarch company is based in Battersea with her husband as the Finance Director. They run around 60 branded shops. Her products are also stocked in major retail chains including, Corso Como in Milan, Colette in Paris, isetan in Tokyo, Japan, and Saks and Scoop in the US. Her designs are popular with both movie stars and celebrities, including, Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, Madonna, Claudia Schiffer, Margaret Thatcher and Reese Witherspoon.
Hindmarch is a design consultant to British Airways, and has designed their highly covetable First Class amenity kits. - source wikipedia
How to authenticate Anya Hindmarch bags
If the seller can't provide any authentication proof, such as a numbered registration card or a receipt from a authentic retailer, which is supplied with all AH bags purchased through an authentic retailer, you should contact one of the Anya Hindmarch shops (numbers available on their website.) They will supply you with an email address to send photographs and they will be able to immediately tell you if it's real or fake. All authentic Anya Hindmarch bags are heavily 'signed' that is they have labels and the metal work is normally engraved with her name or initials, zips might have tiny tassels with gold studs engraved with her name. Bags without engraving will be fake. But the real way to tell is the very high production values. Leather bags are lined in suede. If it looks cheap it's fake. Also it seems likely that with high demand for I'm Not a Plastic Bag totes there will be fakes manufatured.
Below is a list of the best Anya Hindmarch designed bags for purchase.