Melissa Irene is an exclusively handmade, one of a kind, artistically driven purse & art label. My passion is creating! I design, craft, photograph & paint each creation individually and each piece embodies a uniqueness that sets them apart from any commercial brand. They are all one of a kind and combine creativity with form, function, & quality. After studying fine arts (BFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago) and fashion design (AA from FIDM, Los Angeles) it is very important to me to apply an artistic aesthetic to everything I do and you can find this in my work.