By UrbanGeekz
A British-Nigerian designer has launched a groundbreaking Kickstarter campaign to showcase his ingenious patented handbag invention. Shina Xifregas, the visionary behind LVCY PEARL, has created a pioneering modular handbag innovation.
His patented Building Bags® system allows users to assemble multiple fully functioning clutch handbags into a single personalized piece – with a seamless merged compartment. The modular elements can be swapped out in minutes, offering unmatched flexibility in size, style, and design.
“Most handbags give you one shape, one look, and one purpose,” said LVCY PEARL founder Xifregas. “Whereas what I’m bringing to market is a bag that, in effect, can have its size and look change repeatedly.”
Xifregas has been granted patent rights for LVCY PEARL in several key consumer markets, including the UK, Italy, France, and China. This gives him exclusivity to the invention in the respective countries, underscoring just how novel this approach is within the fashion industry.
Build the bag you want today, create a new one tomorrow
Xifregas asserts that “it’s the first time in the world that someone has worked out a way to turn a variety of bags into a single bag, which you can take advantage of when you need a bigger bag.” Each component bag is fully functional on its own, enabling users to carry them separately or combined as needed.
Given LVCY PEARL’s unrivalled uniqueness, craftsmanship, and price point, the collection could be described as a premium handbag brand — quality materials without traditional high-end luxury-house pricing.
Still, Xifregas prefers to avoid traditional luxury labels and instead focusing on his brand’s playful design, creative expression, and functional versatility. “With owners being given the option to assemble and disassemble their handbag collection, I think our value proposition is so unique it isn’t easily identifiable, at least for now.”
Shina views LVCY PEARL as a “social tool” that drives dialogue and personal expression. “A Lvcy Pearl handbag is an unprecedented convergence of functionality and fun in a handbag. It’s so distinct that having the bags will become a conversation starter.”
Inspired by cultural fusion and unmatched functionality
LVCY PEARL features two distinct logos: one in English and the other in Japanese kanji. The concept is a mishmash of R&B flair and East Asian aesthetics, with the motif drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese hanko stamps, the Wu-Tang Clan emblem, and the now-defunct R&B trio Lucy Pearl.
Xifregas’s global sensibility has shaped his brand’s eclectic, Japanese-inspired aesthetic. Born and raised in the UK, he spent his formative years in West London before moving to Nigeria at age eight. He later returned to Britain in his early twenties. After earning a joint degree in Business and Japanese at Cardiff University, Xifregas spent seven years living in Japan to fully immerse himself in the language and culture.
Kickstarter is offering early access and limited backer perks for those who want to be among the first to support this patented innovation. It’s an opportunity to support a brilliant designer-inventor introducing a product that elevates handbag engineering to a new level.
Giving customers complete creative control
He plans to replicate a Pandora-style retail experience, where customers select components to assemble personalized bags either online or in physical stores, creating a highly customized shopping journey.
“The world loves how Pandora delivers personalized jewelry at scale,” he says. “This bag system offers a similar approach for handbags.” He adds that offering both personalized jewelry and personalized handbags under one brick-and-mortar roof could create meaningful retail synergy.
Xifregas spent years experimenting with design features. His inventor mindset and passion for container design drove the product’s originality, fueled by years of prototyping, critical thinking, and iterative refinement.
“I just have this weird interest in containers and in particular bags, because as you can imagine, of all the thousands of types of containers in the world, the most beautiful ones are bags.”
Supporting a visionary founder
By joining the Kickstarter campaign, you’re not just purchasing a modular handbag system. You’re helping launch a new category created by a visionary founder pushing design and engineering forward in a way the industry hasn’t seen before. This is the first opportunity to own the LVCY PEARL modular system at a significant discount and help shape the evolution of the collection.
Xifregas’ tenacity is to be admired. He is steadfastly committed to commercializing his invention and making a lasting mark in the fashion industry. “I believe that the value proposition and the commercial potential of this product are so strong that eventually, when it gets to market, and it starts selling really well, all my hard work will pay off.” Interested in backing this Kickstarter Campaign? Pledge here.
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