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Some people are just born with the passion to create. Like one of our loyal customers, Yukiko Sato of Yukiko Sato New York, who's in the CreateForLess Customer Spotlight this month. She has been designing since she first created clothes for her baby doll, and now designs her very own collection of TESAGE Bags. Take a peek at some of her original designs...

After pursuing her education in fashion, Yukiko Sato worked as a kimono dresser, costume designer and wardrobe stylist for film, television and print advertising. Yukiko's career and travels to different countries helped her become familiar with different types of fabrics. Her first TESAGE Bags were made of remnant fabric, which she designed as gifts for friends. Her friends loved the TESAGE Bags and encouraged her to sell them to stores. TESAGE means purse with handles in Japanese.

She started Yukiko Sato New York TESAGE Bags Collection in 1998 and sold them at Hyperiality in Manhattan. Then a musician who bought a TESAGE Bag fromHyperiality, introduced them to the owner of The Bunker in Kansas City, Missouri, and the rest is history. Now her bags are sold at stores across the US and Japan, as well as on her website at www.yukikosato.com. Yukiko said that having a web site has helped her reach customers outside of New York, such as Hawaii, Texas, Nigeria, Singapore and more. Her bags have even reached celebrities! "One of our customers who might be an editor or fashion related job told me she bought our Mesh Bag for actress Christina Ricci when she was on the cover of Jane Magazine, which we used for our Mesh Bag photo", said Sato.

Yukiko says her products are for "Every stylish woman who loves bags"! Yukiko designs her TESAGE Bags using vintage and ethnic fabrics from different countries such as Paris, Italy, Switzerland, India, Thailand, China and Japan. Yukiko uses 100% Cotton Gutermann Thread and Clover Chacopen transfer pencils from CreateForLess too. She focuses on classic and modern designs, fine fabrics and subtle color. Yukiko also incorporates ideas from far Eastern design with current New York designs. Her most popular items are the Katty TESAGE Bags and Coin TESAGE Cases.

Yukiko's best tip for other designers is to "Love and trust your designs and be willing to spend your time on your business". Visit Yukiko Sato New York today at www.yukikosato.com.

P.S. Don't forget to check out this week's sale on craft basics, beading, eyelets and rhinestones at www.CreateForLess.com. Plus, there are only a few days left to enter our Holiday Card Making Contest!

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