One day in 2004 Katrina lost her purse amongst the delightful fresh food of the Adelaide Central Markets. She searched high and low for a new purse that was pretty, functional, and utterly individual (rather than mass produced). Ultimately, she made one herself, hand sewn, from her nanna Connie’s vintage fabric and some clear PVC, and voila! Katrina’s first envelope style button clutch was created!
KITTY CAME HOME WAS BORN FROM THE DESIRE FOR A PRODUCT THAT IS ATTRACTIVE, FUNCTIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL.
Katrina’s girlfriends all wanted one, then an interstate retailer, and Kitty Came Home became a brand. The brand name reflects the early commitment to vintage – fabric and buttons – an appreciation of things made thoughtfully and with purpose. Katrina, then also known as Kitty, went out and ‘came home’ with a constant stream of op-shop vintage finds to re-purpose into handmade purses.
The fabric for early purses was cut on a kitchen table in a very small housing unit in the Adelaide CBD, and sewn on a vintage Pfaff industrial sewing machine. The button clutches were joined by their big sister, the super clutch; then journals, diaries and wallets.
KITTY CAME HOME IS HANDMADE BY KATRINA AND FARLEY IN AUSTRALIA.
https://www.kittycamehome.com/
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