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Moop Bags

Moop specializes in handmade bags for men and women. The shop’s objective is to provide a supremely crafted bag made by hand and intended to last while creating a model of high quality, modern, sweatshop free goods, that are simple and just a bit understated.

Of what I read about it, Moop is a success story. I’ve stumbled across Moop some 2 weeks or so ago, while searching for a bag. I bookmarked the site as I was caught by the name. What does “moop” mean? I know, I have a problem with names that sound weird. Anyway, I went ahead looking for that bag I wanted, checked at least 100 different websites, totally forgot about the moop thing. OK, so what’s new in here? Well, that was my first meeting with Moop, and in the last 2 weeks we had about 6 or 7 more. Coincidences do happen, I know, but still I find this really weird, just like the name sounds.

And I’ve repeated the name so many times, that it turned into porridge and doesn’t make any more sense in my head. Therefore, I think Moop is more than a success story. It’s Moop.

I did my homework and found out who’s behind Moop.
“I’m Wendy, the owner, operator, designer, model, seamstress, copy editor, accountant, ad rep, pin pusher, house keeper, material sourcing researcher, etc. of Moop. Moop is a small company (myself and my husband) devoted to well designed and fabricated handmade bags. We’re working really hard to grow Moop into something that will last a long long time. I feel like I’m in a unique position to take advantage of the attention and energy surrounding Moop to keep this going with a focus on sustainability (80% of every bag comes from up-cycled materials left over from major manufacturers and fabric wholesalers) and fair labor (as we grow we’re committed to keeping things here in house, not outsourcing to fabricators).” via Styledash.

The point is that all these meetings left me with a sweet taste, and it was about time to give Moop a well-deserved place here.

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