We just received a call from Zina Eva, the designer of the bag line. She was very gracious and apologized for any inappropriate behavior from the PR company and stated she has fired them. I feel sorry for her as she had no clue what the PR company was doing to us. Zina also said that everyone has different tastes in bags, some people love her bags, some don't- and she is okay with that. But that does not mean we should be subjected to harassment of any kind.
We'd like to thank Zina for her message and applaud her for graciously apologizing for the behavior of the PR firm (and like we said, we didn't plan on mentioning the line on our site at all, it was the dozen of hate emails from the PR girl that prompted us to post this).
Now, the matter is closed and we will not discuss it any further. A big thank you to all of our friends for their support.
Comments (5)
Wow, that is big of her. Usually it's the designer that goes nuts and the PR firm who has to handle the mess.
Maybe Zina should do her own PR?!?!
Posted by Nancy C | November 7, 2007 9:38:14 PM
Posted on November 7, 2007 21:38
i am glad zina apologized, and i sincerely hope you never have to experience something like this again. i am sorry that you had to even go through this at all.
Posted by steph | November 7, 2007 10:36:30 PM
Posted on November 7, 2007 22:36
I'm not sure what all happened here. However , I have met Zina Eva before at NM Palm Beach and she is very down to earth and just a kind hearted warm soul hoping to venture out and show the world her awesome handbags. I wish her the best and I'm sure she will do great!!!
Posted by Lillian | November 8, 2007 2:08:06 PM
Posted on November 8, 2007 14:08
That was gracious of Zina Eva, and she is one smart cookie to boot!
Posted by Catherine Delgado | November 11, 2007 9:22:04 AM
Posted on November 11, 2007 09:22
Who is this PR firm? I'd like to make sure HOBO International, who i design for, never uses them!!
This girl will most likely, and should, lose her job. Bad decisin considering how many Important) people you girls know in this business ~ she probably will have a tough time getting hired again by someone else.
Love you guys!! Hey, would you maybe ever want to feature a HOBO bag?? :) They are all real 100% leather, uber-useful with tons of pockets and compartments on the inside, and so trend-right.
Posted by melissa | November 12, 2007 10:32:14 AM
Posted on November 12, 2007 10:32