( Photos: Cake & Ice Cream / Nneka Hurley )
I’m sure many of you remember Nneka Hurley from the designer spotlight post we did on her late last year. The up and coming handbag designer had her 2008 Spring/Summer launch party in her hometown of Richmond, Virginia over the weekend. Special shout out to Dee from Cake & Ice Cream for some of the photos. And if you are interested in purchasing a bag from Nneka, make sure to check out that spotlight post for more info!

Nneka’s handbags and clutches offer the perfect balance between fashion and function.
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good luck and god bless to her…its nice to see a individual following their dream…and she has quality merchandise.
love the dress and hair cut
Good for her. The bags are cute.
I mean… like one bag is cute. At second glance I wouldn’t be caught dead with one of them.
One of those bags are MINE! I have one yaay!
Everytime I check her site/myspace (which I do often) everything is sold out.
@ 7. She does make them handmade so I would see how they sell out fast. Did you contact her about a particular bag?
her bags are official cruteness!
Fly
first, some of her bags are cute! Congrats to Nneka! But you can surely tell those models are from richmond VA petersburg wherever! why they all got on them hoeish looking leggins!
@ 6
Mine was sold out but I ask for another one and she delivered. Just inform her of the one you want and she’ll handle it.
@10 those are her friends that came out for support. Not her official models.
I see you Nneka, repping Richmond (southside) to the fullest, I see you too my sis’ in the larger pic. Congratulations
Don’t knock her…
It’s good to see my African (Nneka? Kenyan?) sister doing the entrepreneur thing!
Organizing and managing a business of goods and services is a lost art for most Black Americans!
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@5. Dont Argue With Me It’s Just An Opinion
It may just be a fun bag that you would carry on the red carpet, vacationing or to a festival! Oh, I forgot, you never go on vacation or the red carpet!
Anyhow, why must we always be consumers and never producers?
Nneka repping VA, and the tri-cities!!! Whoop Whoop!! Anyways I love the clutches, and still need to get one from her!!! Hey lets not knock her hustle, people!!! We shouldnt knock what she is doing. She is definitely an inspiration!!! Nneka keep doing your thing! I aint mad atcha!!!!!!!!!!!!
This chick definitely has some cute handbags. Gotta get one!
She has some cute designs….
I wish her much success!
Cute bags! Glad to see another black woman on the rise!!!!! Nneka’s dress/top is cute!
I’m not a “clutch”" carrier, I’m more of a large satchel/tote/hobo wearer.
I do like that snakeskin/alligator print bag………
SHES SO TALENTED, I LIKE HER
would like to purchase 1. Cute and different………..
I love her outfit and hair. The bags are nice.
Wow Nneka, you’re really talented and have a beautiful colleciton. I remember a friend telling me about your bags. It’s great to see that you’re getting so much support and doing so well. I wish you all the best!
Jesse
Love, luv, love those bags.
Do ya thang, girl!
NNEKA HURLEY is one fine woman !
She has the skills to pay the bills….
She can make money and then make a purse to put the money in !
She’s my type of woman !
there are two i love. she’s talented. wish her luck
Beautiful Young Sister – Doing her business thing, and doing it well.
Congrats!
@King of meats she’s of nigerian origin not Kenyan
Thanks Tasha! I wish American sistas could start a business other than hair styling and daycares! Good for Nneka, but I hope she’s not importing the purses from Nigerian slave labor. I’ve about Nigerians in America who ship raw materials to their families back home to make the final products and then they keep 95% of the profit!
Struggle is a process that should benefit everyone!
lol @ Bill
Go to timeout!
HER BAGS ARE HOT
Congatulations Nneka. It is great to see a young African-American woman doing big things. I just love, love, love your bags. The new line is Oh So Fab! I wish you much prosperity and success. Here’s a little word of advice………you have officially made it when you have the negative people dying to leave multiple comments about how they don’t like your bags when obviously they took the time to visit this blog. Added, Weren’t there multiple celeb gossip on the main page? OK! They chose to go where?….It speaks for itself. Smile for the PAPARAZZI NNEKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Be Blessed.
I see Ms. Hurley is doing her thing. Thanks Concrete for introducing us to her. I hope to be purchasing one of her bags real soon.
damn it feels good to see her doin her thang. gon head sis!
does bags r hot….ND BY DA WAY SHE AINT AFRICAN AMERICAN SHE IS AFRICAN FULL STOP DNT GET IT TWSITED..SHE KNOWS WER SHE IS COMIN FROM x
Actually she is African American # 36 . Alot of people seem to think she is African b/c of her name. Its just her name though.
Congrats Nneka! Keep doing your thing and dont worry about any of the negative comments!!!
Love Nneka Hurley Handbags!. I have two and they are fabulous. Can’t wait for the Spring 08 Collection.
These bags are awesome. Very creative, unique and one of a kind. Everyone in the pictures look beautiful. The bags can make any plain outfit “pop”. Continue the hard work…and don’t pay attention to the nay-sayers. These bags aren’t for everyone…only the grown and sexy.
your bags are fantastic……………………….i mean really fantastic.
girl you betta go head on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcJHTsDUawk
love the bags!
I am very inspired by you. I also have a handbag business, which I have narrowed it down to something I came up with, having 7 boys I wanted to create something for them. You can check it out on my blog, this is a new business and idea so I will be changing and updating the bag. Good luck to you. I would love one day for a celebrity to carry one of my bags!