Lois Eliason and Katie McShane, Co-founders/owners of Post-, met when Katie enrolled in a graduate seminar on Italian Renaissance Sculpture that was led by Lois.
After discovering our mutual love of fashion and design, we started a conversation about designing our own line of accessories. Those conversations led to the start up of Post-.

“Our training in and passion for art history is the foundation for our business. All of our collections pay tribute to distinct periods in art history. Our first collection, “Bramante”, is named after one of the renowned architects from the Italian Renaissance. The custom medallions featured on the large day bags were inspired by Bramante’s architectural designs.”

“Our materials used range from Italian and metallic leathers to exotic skins, such as ostrich, python, and caiman crocodile. Since we also wanted to make the bags highly functional, we lined the interiors with a durable Cordura nylon. There are a variety of pockets on the interior; it’s equipped to hold everything from a laptop to diapers.”

“Designing beautiful accessories has truly been a dream of mine and Katie’s, and what makes it all worth it is the affirmation and appreciation that we get along the way. I don’t think either of us would have ever survived this business without the other, and we’re grateful for our partnership.”

“Our greatest achievement is seeing our ideas and all our hard work come together in a beautifully designed bag. Most women appreciate the overall beauty/functionality of our bags, but for Katie and me, our Bramante bag is truly a road map of the last 3 years we’ve spent building our business. We definitely feel that very rivet, buckle, zipper, and stitch was hard-earned.”

“Our Bramante Italian and metallic leathers have done really well. The ostrich and python bags are absolutely stunning, and the response on them has been wonderful. We’re pleased to be getting lots of interest in the coordinating Bramante small and large clutches in metallic/python that will soon be available on our online shop.” 

“We are getting ready to debut our new P3 (Post-/Pop/Peace) collection of totes and small accessories, which is inspired by the 1960s Pop Culture movement.” 

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Tags: accessories, Art, Handbags, leather, metallic