Jen Lewis started Purse & Clutch in 2011, not because she spotted a market gap, but because she kept seeing people. Artisans in India with real talent and no demand. A leather workshop in Ethiopia with exceptional skill and a freshly lost anchor client. She built the demand. She became the anchor. She got on a plane to Addis Ababa and started a partnership that is now nearly ten years old.
That partnership is still the bedrock of Purse & Clutch today.
She's B Corp certified, not as a marketing badge, but because she believes you shouldn't have to take a brand's word for it. She's transparent enough about how things are made that she runs customer trips to Ethiopia. You can walk into the workshop, meet the artisans, and watch the leather work happen in front of you. That's not a talking point. That's a standard she set for herself.
Jen is also the mom of a daughter with Down syndrome. She'll tell you it changed the way she measures everything. Growth still matters, she says, but she measures it differently now, by sustainability, consistency, and whether the people connected to her business are actually thriving. That's not a pivot from how she ran Purse & Clutch. It deepened something that was already there.
I asked her what she wants the woman carrying this sleeve to feel. She said:
"A quiet kind of confidence that comes from knowing what she's carrying was made with intention and care, and aligns with her values. She chose to care how it was made."
That's the sleeve inside your Spring Box. Caramel leather. Nearly a decade of trust built into every stitch.
You already know what it means to build something worth building. This box was made for that woman.
Carol
Co-Founder, Arrivée