Since launching in Australia in 2008, Junior Drake has established a reputation for producing the highest quality, fashion forward Italian leather handbags and accessories.

The brand’s heritage is traced back to 2002 when it was created by the family of US actress Patsy Brown, whose stage name was Junior Drake, to capture the essence of the life she had lived. An exuberant, fashionable woman who radiated confidence and was passionate about promoting inner beauty, the brand aims to capture these values.

Pasty is famous for responding to a compliment about a dress she was wearing: “Darling, it’s not the dress, it’s the girl! Hence Junior Drake’s tagline: “It’s not the bag, it’s the girl!”

Junior Drake has become synonymous with quality, unique design and practicality – the perfect handbag, made for the real woman whose handbag carries her life.

The brand has had a major impact in the international fashion accessories market and along with Australia and New Zealand, is now sold in Japan, Taiwan and Canada. Famous department stores such as Bloomingdales, Macy’s and Nordstrom all carry the brand.

In Australia, fashion editors go gaga over the bags each season and it is regularly featured in the pages of Marie Claire, InStyle, Grazia, Shop ‘Til You Drop, Note Book, New Weekly and WHO.

Celebs love Junior Drake bags and international stars such as Beyonce Knowles, Katherine Heigl and Mena Suvari are all fans of the label. In Australia, home grown celebs such as Sarah Murdoch, Antonia Kidman, Stephanie Rice, Liz Cantor and Michelle Bridges all carry Junior Drake bags.

The Junior Drake customer is the woman who appreciates quality and durability but loves fashion and femininity. Season after season, Junior Drake produces handbags that deliver on all of these aspects.