Lauren merkin biography
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From College Hill to Hollywood style
Though her name is increasingly familiar to fashion followers across the country, Lauren Merkin '96 never anticipated her career as a designer. But after several years at an engineering consulting firm in California and business school at Columbia University, Merkin launched her eponymous handbag line.
After getting her M.B.A., Merkin said she "started getting back to her creative roots."
Merkin returned to sewing, a hobby she has pursued on and off since she was After wearing a few of her handmade bags around New York City, she received good feedback and decided that handbag design might be a good business venture.
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Merkin soon had several of her designs professionally made and began going door-to-door to stores in New York City with the bags.
"I got a really good order from Bergdorf Goodman, so we started selling to stores around the country," Merkin said.
Merkin comes across as almost surprised by her success.
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