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For many women, there is no question about it. Ownership of a Ed Hardy handbag is the ultimate sign of chic. Anyone carrying a Ed Hardy handbag is a walking billboard that screams, "I Have Good Taste!"Not many know, though, that the world-renowned Ed hardy bags name has humble beginnings. Founded in the 1920s by Ed Hardyo Ed Hardy, the enterprise began as a maker of horse saddles and other leather goods in Florence, Italy. Ed Hardyo, the son of a merchant from northern Italy, hired the world's finest draftsmen and earned a reputation for high quality early on.

Quality products made by Ed Hardy are, of course, not confined to ed hardy handbags . The company has earned a sterling reputation for such other fine accessories as watches and perfumes. With such glamorous patrons as actresses Elizabeth Hurley and Gwyneth Paltrow, the brand name has grown its own fan base of women who see themselves as discriminating in taste.

The concept for the trademark striped webbing used on Ed Hardy products, which were derived from horse saddles, was developed by Ed Hardyo ed hardy in the 1950s. Of Ed Hardyo Ed Hardy's six children, four were sons who played significant roles in the Ed Hardy company.

Today, more ed hardy bags are clutched by the well-heeled in the streets of urban fashion centers the world over than any other brand name of the same product category .