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Join The Club.(Adam Razak and Seth Stevens' tool bags)(Brief article)

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| December 01, 2008 | Herman, Jane; Singer, Sally | COPYRIGHT 2008 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: JANE HERMAN editor: Sally Singer

Tool bags turned haute art totes are the new "What's that bag!" to have

Most of the time I get visions," says artist Adam Razak. We are sitting in his Chelsea studio discussing the bag that he and industrial designer Seth Stevens will custom-make for me. Stevens, who's refined the functionality of a standard tool bag so that it feels like a true fashion accessory, worked with me on my carrier's size (small), hardware (shoulder strap, please), and leather color (white). Razak, who will next draw on the bag's blank canvas, asks me what animal I identify with (the wolf), the flowers I favor (dahlias), and my zodiac sign (Gemini). In a little more than a week I'll have a monogrammed, titled, and numbered one-of-a-kind tote to blow even a custom couturier away.

Stevens and Razak call their label The Gentlemen's League because, they say, their pursuit of art through fashion is a classically ...

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