Our Story

The bag you carry tells a story, let it be a good one.

Our story is about making a positive difference in the world, by connecting producers in small communities to the global market and creating fair job opportunities.
Learn all about our leathers

Eco-Friendly Leather

Learn all about our leathers
Keeping a low footprint

Other Sustainable Practices

Keeping a low footprint
Find out more about who made your O My Bag

Fairly Made

Find out more about who made your O My Bag
O My Bag was founded in 2010 by Paulien Wesselink

How it all began

O My Bag was founded in 2010 by Paulien Wesselink
Supporting local projects in India

Giving Back

Supporting local projects in India

Hold my bag while I change the world.

Our 2025 Vision
5418

lives positively impacted with social projects in India

35700

mg of harmful chemicals avoided per Dirty Harry

834

fair jobs provided by O My Bag’s producers in India

100

% of our shipping from IN to NL is carbon neutral

Articles
Topics
Contest and Product focus
The Personalities Giveaway
At O My Bag we love to give back. To say thank you for an amazing year we're giving back with 5 O My Bag favorites this week! Make sure you’re following our Instagram and this blog for the change to win. ...
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Sustainable Practices and Where it’s made
Black Friday: Do or Don’t?
Read all about our take on the Black Friday discussion....
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Product focus
Our Holiday
Gift Picks
Trying to think of the perfect present for your loved one this festive season? Don't worry our O My Bag team is here to offer gifting inspiration for all your loved ones....
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Product focus
The Wardrobe Capsule: A Guide
In one of our earlier blogs we’ve asked about your relationship with Fast Fashion. Do you have a toxic relationship with fast fashion? We have the solution! The so-called Capsule Wardrobe challenges you to do...
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Behind the scenes and Sustainable Practices
Our Sustainability Mission
Welcome to my first blog post. I am Leonie, the new Sustainability Manager at O My Bag. I ensure that as a company we’re taking every step possible to minimize our environmental footprint and maximize our soc...
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Behind the scenes
Organic September
If there’s one thing the O My Bag team likes to do, its enjoy good food! We love sharing recipes and discuss how we can contribute more to our sustainable journey. This month we took part in #organicseptember...
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Product focus
O My Bag x Sophie Goderie
O My Bag partnered with the amazing artist Sophie Goderie to create a unique hand-painted O My Bag and wallet. In this blog we interview Sophie to discuss her inspiration for the project....
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Product focus
Summer Festival Bags
Some would argue that it’s the most wonderful time of the year: festival season. Festival bags can be tricky because there are items you need (phone, earplugs, cash, your ID, sunglasses etc) but you don’t w...
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Behind the scenes
Plastic Free Lunch Week
At the O My Bag HQ, we often find ourselves discussing issues surrounding sustainability over a coffee or during our lunch break. Lately, single-use plastic has been a hot topic of conversation. Our Visual Bran...
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Product focus
Back to Business
Whether you’re after a tech-savvy handbag, a roomy flap-over messenger bag or a good old backpack: we’ve selected some of our favorite work bags to get you from Monday to Friday in the most stylish way....
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Look good and make a difference

We are O My Bag, a sustainable and fairly-made leather bag brand from Amsterdam. By making eco-leather bags and accessories available to both men and women, we provide small communities in India with a sustainable livelihood. Combining style and our core values, we’re changing the world - one bag at a time!

This is your source for real articles about our bags, customers, factories, materials we use, and much more. Take a peek behind-the-scenes or learn more about our projects - join the conversation on the O My Blog.