Bangladesh’s first online handbag store La Rouge now sells Lidia May

Bangladesh’s first online handbag store La Rouge that was launched six months ago has added Lidia May, a luxury leather handbag brand popular in European and US markets, to its list of products.

It also kicked off a two-day exhibition at Hotel Amari in Dhaka on Friday.
 
La Rouge sells exclusive imported bags, mostly from Italy. It offers free shipping within Bangladesh with a 14-day return policy.
 
The online store offers three categories of bags – trendy, luxury, and designer handbags.
 
Mahjabeen Hashim, the founder of La Rouge, said at the exhibition that they would offer “a local sale price for Lidia May that is on average 30 percent less or cheaper than the selling price abroad”.
 

Lidia May, founder and owner of brand, said she launched her brand in October last year after being inspired by Bangladesh’s “vibrancy and richness” of handicrafts.

She said the theme of her designer handbags was “where fashion meets heritage”.

May said apart from doing businesses, they were also ‘transforming lives of poor women’ by giving them training on modern embroidery techniques.

“We cultivate hand embroidery craftsmanship and tell stories of hope through our designs,” she said.

The exhibition will remain open to all from 10am to 8pm on Saturday.