About the Bags
All Brooklyn Bags are custom designed and handmade by Aaron Sciandra in his Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, studio. They are made of vintage, recycled, and commercial fabrics. All bags are fully lined and have at least one pocket.

Bags pictured on this website are samples of some available styles. Each new bag can be custom made in a wide variety of fabrics. All styles can be altered or created to suit your needs.

BrooklynBags.com supports the VH1 Save the Music Foundation, through donations and an annual benefit auction. The VH1 Save the Music Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music education programs in America’s public schools, and raising awareness about the importance of of music as part of a child’s complete education.

The Story of BrooklynBags.com & Aaron Sciandra....

1977 Aaron Sciandra is born in Fresno, California - Raisin Capital of the World! 1982 His mother, Denise, teaches him to hand-sew and he loves it immediately.

1983
After a fruitful year of hand-sewing, and a great deal of begging, Denise teaches Aaron to use to use her sewing machine - a solid steel 1967 Sears table machine that weighs a great deal more than her child. He proceeds to make two teddy-bear themed, lace trimmed aprons - one for each of his grandmothers.

1984
Aaron begins to study the Cello.

1992-1996
Attends Roosevelt School of the Arts. He studies music and printmaking and starts making a few costume pieces for the theatre department. By 1994, Aaron has taken over the costume shop and is designing and constructing the majority of the costumes for both theatre and ballet at the school. His parents buy him a Bernette student-grade sewing machine so he can sew through his evenings, also.

1996-2000
Aaron moves to Brooklyn, NY to attend the Pratt Institute and study sculpture.

2000-2003 Aaron joins the work force! He spends his time working freelance on store windows for Macy's, Saks, Lord & Taylor, and Barneys. His love of sewing, unfortunately, falls by the wayside.

2003
After going an obscenely long time without any freelance work Aaron finds himself unable to buy a birthday present for a very close friend. He decides to make her a bag. The bag is a huge hit, not only with her, but with everyone who sees it and it is as if a light has been turned on. The angels start singing and Brooklyn Bags is born!

2004 There are too many bags to make, and the Bernette isn't cutting it anymore, so Aaron invests in an industrial sewing machine. Shortly thereafter he manages to break off an 18 gauge leather needle in the tip of his finger. Surgery is required.	** this is the actual x-ray **
	2005 Two major additions to Aaron's life: His partner, Garry, and Garry's wire-haired Jack Russel, Frank (who is actually a girl!). Aaron doesn't care too much for dogs, but Garry and Frank both have charms he is unable to resist!

2003-2007
Brooklyn Bags continues to grow and develop. New styles! New fabrics! And the media are starting to take notice! Brooklyn Bags is profiled on NY1 News and in BUST Magazine, among others. A multi-national clientele of women and men of all ages is accumulated.

Today
Brooklyn Bags is better than ever, making stylish and fun handbags affordable for people everywhere. And offering custom work - down to the smallest detail! - for hard-to-please customers!