Stella Page was born in California and as a young girl could not stop doing pen-and-ink drawings of haute couture clothing.  Her parents, an architect father and a high-fashion boutique mother, amazed by her elaborate illustrations, argued about whose artistic genes Stella had inherited.  Tiny seed pearls sewn into the linings of evening gowns, fur-trimmed velvet high heels—where did she get these ideas, they wondered.  All they knew was that she could design and make anything, from one-of-a-kind dresses to handbags and heels.

Stella Page also let others teach her—she attended the Fashion Institute for Design and Merchandising both in San Francisco and Los Angeles, completing her program in 1980.

Stella has traveled the world, deriving inspiration from everywhere she has been.  The genius of Stella Page is how she blends the most celebrated art from every corner of the world, throughout the centuries from ancient times to modern day.  The appeal is timeless—classic and contemporary like never before.

After a man ran up to her sister Shannon in a restaurant, demanding to know “Where did you get that handbag,” Stella borrowed $300 and—voila!-- Stella Page Design was born.  Her first show at the California Mart in Los Angeles was an instant and uproarious success; and just 12 months later, Stella Page was flown to New York to be part of the California Designer Showcase at the prestigious Henri Bendel store on 5th Avenue.  “They were selling more of my bags per day in their accessories department than any other item, so they threw me a party.”

The Stella Page Design studio is now located in Moss Landing, overlooking the waters of the beautiful Monterey Bay, in Northern California.  There, with the help of her little Tibetan spaniel Rosie and her competent staff, Stella continues to imagine, design and create extraordinary handbags for extraordinary women.  Stella Page collectors include Angelina Jolie, Demi Moore, Goldie Hawn, Jada Pinkett Smith, California’s First Lady Maria Shriver and Salma Hayek.  Each Stella Page Design is a Limited Edition collectible numbered work of art, complete with a registered Certificate of Authenticity.