January 31, 2007

Lucha Libre

Lucha Workshop Silk-Screened Handbags

Last time you toted a homemade bag, it was decorated with heart-patterned Greek letters and filled with beach towel and a sixer of High Life.

You’ve since graduated to more sophisticated satchels. But a sensible brown leather hobo doesn’t exactly put the “fun” in funky.

Brush your shoulder off for a handmade, hand-screened bag by Lucha Workshop, a local online shop run by artists Christina Felisgrau and Ronnie Rivera dedicated to accessorizing and dressing (they also make super-soft, way-cool tees).

You’ll go buck wild over Reindeer, which stars everyone’s favorite woodland denizen. The Jetsons-inspired City Attack will add a metro touch to anything; the canvas, toile-like Pam is frilly enough for the next Wynwood wine-and-cheese.

The bags are also roomy — should you feel the urge to “import” your own bottle of pinot.

Some things never change.

Available online at luchaworkshop.com.