Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin By Ximena Kavalekas Handbag Collection Launch

Billboard recording artist and entrepreneur Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin and designer Ximena Kavalekas have teamed up to create a new line of clutches that aim to be “classic, elegant, and contemporary,” Vanderbilt Costin said at an exclusive sneak peek held at New York’s The Mark Hotel.

The new collection of clutches, designed by Kavalekas and Vanderbilt Costin, features a gold strap and comes in three colors: black, royal blue, and nude.

Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin is a Billboard-charting artist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who has performed alongside Joe Cocker, Mya Tweet, and many others and is the co-founder of SohoMuse, a networking site for creatives. She is also the great-great-great niece of Consuelo Vanderbilt, the Duchess of Marlborough, and a seventh-generation descendant of shipping and railroad industrialist Cornelius Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt Costin also recently released her own line of jewelry on HSN called The Homage, honoring the five generations of women in her family.

Ximena Kavalekas is an Ecuadorian fashion designer who studied at the famed fashion school Polimoda in Florence, Italy, and L’Academia Italiana. She represented Italian brands in Miami before launching her handbag label in 2015. Known for honoring Italian craftsmanship while fusing it with a modern aesthetic, her handbags have been worn by Hollywood celebrities, solidifying the brand’s reputation in the luxury market. In 2020, the brand opened its first flagship store in the Miami Design District.

Attendees included Michaela Seewald, the publisher of Vogue Czech Republic and Slovakia, Suzan Kremer, Pamela Morgan, and Montgomery Frazier.