After 8 years of living in New York City, Katie Wickes concluded that while the city was filled to the brim with luxury handbags , New York City lacked smart, high-quality, stylish yet affordable basic bags. With that realization, to the benefit of style-minded, practical people everywhere, twelve nyc was born.

twelve nyc bags combine contemporary style with common sense. While attractive to any design-minded eye, twelve nyc products are more than suitable for toting gym clothes across town or towels to the beach. This mix of style and practicality draws on the skills that Katie developed while at Indiana University and during the years she spent honing her sourcing and product development skills in New York City.

Season to season, Katie, along with the rest of the twelve nyc team, which includes Katie’s youngest sister, Anna, revamp the twelve nyc styles, colors and textiles to ensure that the twelve nyc collections remain fresh and current. In addition to its retail line, twelve nyc offers custom programs and Katie travels the world to create, source and develop these programs to meet the needs of individual custom clients.

Katie and the rest of twelve nyc are committed to growing the company in a socially-conscious manner. When manufactured in the United States, Twelve bags are only produced in union factories and if Twelve bags are manufactured overseas, it is only in factories that adhere to accepted international labor standards.

twelve nyc is named after Katie’s lucky number. Katie thinks that she is lucky to be on this wild-twelve nyc-ride and she hopes that twelve nyc bags bring luck to whomever carries them.