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Helping to change the world with five dollars at a time,
a fair trade shop with socially conscious handbags and jewelry
from Bali, Guatemala, Honduras, Cambodia, Rwanda,
India and at need areas of the US.

Handmade, All-Natural Handbags and Accessories Support Philanthropic Efforts

five ACCESSORIES, an online store that grew out of its founders' desire to import handmade handbags and accessories from a Bali mountain village, now carries handmade purses and jewelry from global areas such as Bali, Guatemala, Honduras, Brazil and the US.  five ACCESSORIES supports grassroots efforts around the globe to aid under-privileged children by donating FIVE DOLLARS of every handbag sold and 15 percent of all other sales to each artisan's local cause.

The five ACCESSORIES collection features handbag and accessories handmade with bamboo, coconut shells, recycled materials and other items specific to the places where the are made.  The company wants to enhance the modern woman's look by offering socially conscious products that are carefully selected for their fun designs, natural materials, quality craftsmanship and affordable prices.

The company began while Christine Hutchison and her husband, Wells, were on their honeymoon in Bali.  While there, they met a Balinese tour guide who told them how much difference five dollars a month can make to a family in Bali.  While admiring the beautiful handbags and jewelry made by local artisans, the couple had the idea to start five, a company that embodies both their entrepreneurial and philanthropic zeal.  Through its charitable efforts, five accessories is currently supporting schoolchildren in Bali, and families living near a trash dump in Guatemala City through www.safepassage.org.  Additionally, five is participating in a fair trade cooperative in Honduras.  

For more information and to purchase five ACCESSORIES products, visit www.fiveaccessories.com or visit one of the many national retail locations across the United States listed under the store locator tab on our website.

For wholesale information, please call 312.504.3483 or email info@fiveaccessories.com.     

THE FIVE ACCESSORIES COLLECTION

The five ACCESSORIES collection features handbags and accessories handmade with materials ranging from bamboo to coconut shells to recycled materials and more, which are specific to the global regions in which they are created. "We want to enhance the modern woman's look by offering products that are carefully selected for their fun designs, natural materials, quality craftsmanship, and affordable prices," says founder, Christine Hutchison.



Cloth Bags
five ACCESSORIES is now featuring four cloth bag designs from the Coleccion Luna collection inspired and created in Guatemala. The handmade handbags support fair trade practices and give back to local artisans in Guatemala. Additionally, $5.00 from each cloth bag sold will go directly to www.safepassage.org to help the children in Guatemala receive an education. The designs are dedicated to the Guatemalan trade and tradition of textiles. Best described as "Bohemian Chic," the collection is inspired by the Indians and the natural resources of the country. Prices range from $55 - $65.


Recycled Potato Chip Bags: A Fair Trade Project by the Women of Honduras

Also being added to the five ACCESSORIES line are Recycled Potato Chip Bags, created as a solution to the growing ecological damage in Honduras from the burning of trash. These handbags are crafted from potato chip bags and have changed the lives of this community's residents by contributing to a healthy and clean community. The handbags come in three sizes: small, medium and large, and the elaborate process results in either a metallic silver or colorful design that is unique to the women's craft. Prices range from $25-$35.

Recycled Rice Bags

Constructed of recycled Vietnamese rice bags, the messenger bags are both socially conscious and environmentally friendly, yet styled to appeal to today's modern customer. The company will donate five dollars from each messenger bag or wallet sold to Ivory Coast Women and Children 501C3 in Cambodia that endeavor to free women from the sex trade. Prices range from $36 to $46.00.

 

Cloth African Handbags: Rwanda Tote
The essential tote bag. This cloth bag from Rwanda is made from local cotton. This production of this socially conscious and eco-friendly cotton reversible purse helps women in Rwanda earn a substitive wage. The company will donate $5.00 to support the Women's Equity in Access to Care and Treatment (WE-ACTx), an international community- based initiative headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda dedicated to helping survivors of genocidal rape and sexual violence. Prices range from $55.00 to $70.00.
 

 


About Five

five ACCESSORIES' online boutique carries handbags and jewelry made from a variety of materials including bamboo, wicker, coconut shells, recycled materials, silver, cloth, leather and more; materials unique to each artisan's locality. For more information and to purchase five ACCESSORIES products, visit www.fiveaccessories.com or visit one of its over 40 retail locations across the United States.

CONTACT INFORMATION

RETAIL / WHOLESALE INFO
Christine Hutchison

info@fiveaccessories.com
312.504.3483


  
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five ACCESSORIES
P.O. Box 247
Chicago, IL 60690
312-504-FIVE (3483)
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We offer fun, functional and funky handbags designed to carry a cause. Our eco-friendly handmade handbags from Cambodia, Bali, Honduras, Rwanda, India and Guatemala are all carefully handcrafted out of recycled material, natural fibers, eco chic bamboo, recycled potato chip bags, and candy wrappers. Our mission is to provide designer charity handbags at reasonable prices giving a large portion of the sale price to charitable organizations in the locale where the item was handmade. Our eco handbags make great holiday gifts as all are reasonably priced.