KOPF BAGS

Hi, my name is Valentina Beli. I'm model and the founder of the brand "KOPF BAGS". My husband Aliaksei Belianka is the designer of the brand. All pieces are designed and handcrafted by him. All photoshoots, sales ans marketing is on me. Originally we are Slavic (Belarusians), but based in New York.

The name KOPF means “head” in German. Some of the initial Kopf handbags were designed to look like real human heads and each bag is a designer artistic statement. The design is unique and 100 % handcrafted by the designer. This is not just a shoulder bag. There is a huge meaning behind every purse, a real story, and your personal message to society. The quality of materials is excellent but still recycling and sustainable.

Seen on the covers of L’Officiel and Harpers Bazaar among others, and showing in multiple exhibitions at the Orchard Gallery, the bags are handcrafted in New York and are more like pieces of sculpture than simply a functional handbag. Each unique piece says something, from a strong political statement about the duality and oppression of racism in society to the more delicate and historical exploration of the Fabergé Egg collection created for royalty in an opulent past.