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The Singapore luxury handbag label that’s been quietly gaining fans among royalty and high society

Ling Fu’s handbags have built a fan base through word-of-mouth

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Corinne Kerk

Published Thu, May 25, 2023 · 06:00 PM
    • Ling Fu decided to start her own luxury handbag label when she got frustrated with the buying process of coveted handbags.
    • Ling Fu decided to start her own luxury handbag label when she got frustrated with the buying process of coveted handbags. PHOTO: LLORA

    WHAT do you do when coveted handbags from a luxury brand that you like take too long to land?

    For Ling Fu, she decided to make her own – in crocodile leather, no less.

    “The process was painful,” she says of her experience buying sought-after handbags. “It’s a game, you know.”

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