Jill-e® Designs Offers DSLR Divider Insert for its Large E-GO™ Bags
Safely Transports Photo ‘Tools of the Trade’ in ‘Most Fashionable Camera Bag Yet’
LAS VEGAS, February 20, 2012 – Fashion-conscious photography lovers can now have the best of both worlds with the innovative new DSLR divider insert created for select bags in the stylish E-GO Collection from Jill-e Designs, the leading maker of head-turning, protective camera & career bags for today’s tech-savvy, on-the-go lifestyle.
The insert, which doubles as a standalone mini-camera bag, is on display at the WPPI trade show, Feb. 20-22 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, in Jill-e Designs’ booth – #1468. Also on display will be hot new compact camera bags designed specifically for today’s popular Compact Camera Systems, as well as the company’s complete line of stylish, secure, pro-quality camera bags for women and men. Several show specials also are being offered at WPPI.
“Now the serious female photographer can safely bring her ‘tools of the trade’ with her in the most fashionable camera bag yet – and while the bag will definitely get her noticed, no one will guess there’s valuable photo gear inside,” said Gail Backal, president and co-founder of Jill-e Designs. “Our E-GO bags are the most stylish, secure options to hold all your ‘tech-cessories’ and lifestyle essentials. With our new E-GO divider insert, now they protect your DSLR set-up, too.”
The optional, padded, drop-in insert turns a glamorous E-GO career bag into an efficient camera bag. It also functions as a separate, self-contained bag – complete with top handle, secure zipper closure, shoulder strap and iconic Jill-e Designs logo on the exterior. It protects and organizes a DSLR camera, 1-2 extra lenses and a few accessories inside these larger members of the fashionable E-GO Collection:
- E-GO Leather Laptop Tote: Large enough to hold a 15” laptop or a DSLR camera set-up with an assortment of secure pockets and compartments for all your lifestyle essentials – and a look that’s very, very sophisticated
- E-GO Leather Laptop Career Bag: A stylish gadget bag that accommodates a 12” laptop, camera gear and personal items, with a top zipper closure for extra security
- E-GO Laptop Valise: An extra-large “shopper” that holds a 14” laptop and a camera, with easy-access zippered pockets and other compartments for daily essentials
- E-GO Laptop Satchel: A stylish gadget bag that accommodates a 12” laptop, a camera and personal items, with a top zipper closure for extra security
Bags for Compact Cameras
Also at WPPI, Jill-e Designs is featuring great-looking bags created specifically for today’s compact camera systems, whose performance and size make them especially popular among women – one from the E-GO Collection, one from the Jack Collection for men, and two Essential Camera Bags for any locale and occasion.
These stylish bags offer all the protection, functionality and eye appeal found in every Jill-e Designs bag for photography lovers. They’ll easily hold a compact system camera body, 1-2 interchangeable lenses, and several accessories. Or load it with any point-and-shoot camera plus smaller personal items, today’s ubiquitous “tech-cessories” and more.
“The whole idea of ‘compact’ goes right out the window if you’re carrying your new compact camera system in a standard-size camera bag,” Backal noted. “These bags give compact system users a sturdy, stylish way to transport their equipment the way it was meant to be.”
About Jill-e Designs
Jill-e Designs fashions sophisticated carry bags for those living today's tech-savvy, on-the-go lifestyle. Fusing fashion with function, Jill-e offers everyone, from the tech-toting career woman to the photo-snapping fashionista, bags with style, flair and built-in protection for fragile electronic devices which have become essential to our daily lives. For more information on Jill-e Designs' stylish alternatives to typical camera and e-gear career bags, visit http://www.jill-e.com.
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New Leather E-GO™ Career Bag Collection Introduced by Jill-e® Designs at CES 2012
Jill-e Designs expands E-GO Collection to include chic, leather career bag designs ideal for protecting ‘tech-cessories,’ and lifestyle essentials on-the-go.
LAS VEGAS, January 10, 2012 – Jill-e® Designs, the leading maker of stylish, protective bags for today’s tech-savvy, on-the-go lifestyle, is excited to introduce new E-GO™ laptop bags and career bags available in rich, soft leather and sophisticated designs. The new leather bags along with an assortment of Jill-e Designs latest career and laptop bags are on display in the iLounge at CES in Booth #6612.
The E-GO Collection – designed by women for women – offers convenient one-bag options that protect and organize a woman’s “tools of the trade” without compromising style. E-GO carry bags are the right choice for career women, frequent travelers, busy mothers, on-the-go students, photography lovers – anyone wanting to keep their multiple electronic devices safe and accessible alongside their lifestyle essentials. The latest models offer women a sophisticated carry bag option - available in weather-resistant leather, with added features and in rich, classic colors.
“The high-fashion, high-function career bags in our exciting E-GO Collection provide women with a stylish, secure option to help hold all their ‘tech-cessories’ and lifestyle essentials, keep it safe, and look good at the same time,” said Gail Backal, president and co-founder of Jill-e Designs. “Now we’ve raised the bar with a selection of leather E-GO bags in gorgeous colors that are perfect even for the most stylish and professional settings, and made with the same close attention to detail as our quality photography bags.”
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Offering strategic protection within a stylish silhouette, versatile E-GO bags represent a chic, feminine alternative to traditional carry and career bags more often designed for men. These leather bags, with their padded interiors and wide array of “task pockets,” provide the highest level of protection and organization for today’s modern woman. Colors include classic black, chocolate croc, starfish and vanilla to match every wardrobe and every occasion.
The new leather E-GO bags are available in the following models:
- E-GO Leather Laptop Tote: Large enough to hold a 15” laptop and a DSLR camera set-up*, with a trolley pocket and an assortment of secure compartments for all your lifestyle essentials and a look that’s chic and sophisticated
- E-GO Leather Laptop Career Bag: A stylish gadget bag that accommodates a 12” laptop, camera gear* and personal items, with a top zipper closure for extra security
- E-GO Leather Tablet Messenger: Convenient cross-body styling holds a 10” tablet, e-reader or netbook, with room for other daily essentials, and a roomy front pocket for a smartphone, keys and other need-it-now items
- E-GO Leather Wristlet: Great for a day or night out on the town, offering complete protection for a smartphone, point-and-shoot camera or MP3 player and personal items
* An optional, drop-in protective insert accommodates a DSLR and 1-2 additional lenses and is available from Jill-e.com.
The leather E-GO Collection will be available mid-February on the Jill-e Designs website and at other popular online retailers and outlets worldwide.
New Secure, Stylish iPad 2 Carry Bag Showcased by Jill-e® Designs at CES 2012
Jill-e Designs debuts new secure, stylish, E-GO™ Leather Tote Carry Bag for iPad 2, e-Readers, Tablets in Las Vegas at CES 2012.
LAS VEGAS, January 10, 2012 – Jill-e Designs, the leading maker of stylish, protective carry bags for today’s technology-rich, on-the-go lifestyle, today introduced a bag inspired by the world’s most talked-about tablet – the Apple® iPad 2. At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Jill-e is exhibiting its new E-GO™ Leather Tablet Tote, a rich leather iPad 2 carry bag with chic appointments that supplies strategic protection for today’s essential lifestyle “tech-cessories” such as tablets and e-readers.
The Leather Tablet Tote, the newest addition to the E-GO Collection of laptop bags and career bags, will be available from the Jill-e Designs web site – www.jill-e.com – and a growing list of retailers worldwide.
“Our stylish new E-GO Leather Tablet Tote has been created to safely carry the iPad 2, e-readers and other tablets and successfully fuses fashion and function,” said Gail Backal, president and co-founder of Jill-e Designs. “It satisfies a growing demand for carry bags with style and and flair that not only offer security for today’s personal electronic devices, but also help to establish one’s personal image.”
The E-GO Leather Tablet Tote is a slender, efficient messenger-style carry bag that features roomy exterior pockets both front and rear for quick-access items and a sturdy, adjustable cross-body strap. The interior offers soft padded protection for a tablet or e-reader device, plus room for a notepad and daily lifestyle essentials. The bag is available in high-quality black or white leather with sassy accent color edge trim.
The E-GO Leather Tablet Tote features:
- Top quality, weather-resistant, all leather construction
- Adjustable leather strap to carry cross-body or on shoulder
- Messenger bag styling with secure snap enclosure
- Protective padded interior with stylish fabric lining
- Protective pocket for tablet or e-reader
- Additional interior space for notepad, wallet, glasses and keys
- Spacious, easy access front pocket
- Secure zippered rear pocket to safeguard smart phone, music player, etc.
- Wipes clean with a damp cloth
- Dimensions: (WxHxD) 8.0” x 11.5” x 3.0”
The E-GO Leather Tablet Tote from Jill-e Designs, along with the new line of E-GO leather career and stylish laptop bags and other offerings, will be on display in the company’s booth in the iLounge at CES, January 10-13 in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Booth #6612.
Jill-e Designs Has Your Holiday "In-The-Bag"
Jill-e Designs offers holiday carry bag deals online and at participating retailers now through year-end.
(Orlando, Florida) November 23, 2011 - The Holiday Season has arrived and Jill-e ® Designs, the leading maker of sophisticated career and carry bags for today's technology-rich lifestyle, is getting in the spirit by offering fans Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and December-long deals.
From the photo-snapping fashionista, to the tech-toting career woman, to the gadget-minded guy on the go, Jill-e Designs' cutting-edge career and carry bags are perfect for everyone on your list. Showcasing classic styles and color options, all of Jill-e's Collections (Classic, E-GO and Jack) offer fans extraordinary organization and extreme protection for their cameras, tech products and everyday essentials.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday Carry and Career Bag Deals
Beginning Black Friday, and running through year-end (12/31/11), those who spend $89 or more on Jill-e Designs carry bags at participating retailers will receive a FREE Jill-e Designs Classic lens bag of their choice valued at $29.99.
For online shoppers, Jill-e Designs will be offering a one-day Cyber Monday Deal, on November 28! With any purchase from the E-GO™ Collection, which offers professional women a fashionable career bag option for their on-the-go lifestyles, fans will receive a FREE E-GO wristlet valued at $49!
The Holiday Deals Continue: Give them a Gadget Bag!
Getting someone on your list a new laptop, iPad or Camera? To help make sure it stays safe throughout the year, Jill-e Designs is offering spectacular savings on gadget bags this holiday season.
Beginning December 1 through year-end (12/31/11), Jill-e Designs is extending the Black Friday FREE Classic lens bag promotion, offering online shoppers the opportunity to get a FREE Classic lens bag (valued at $29.99) when they spend $89 or more on Jill-e.com.
Additionally, online shoppers will receive free domestic shipping on all orders of $75 or more on Jill-e.com through year-end (12/31/11).
For more information on Jill-e Designs' Holiday Promotions, please visit: http://www.jill-e.com/blog/20111123-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-deals-jill-e-designs-has-your-holiday-in-the-bag/.
About Jill-e® Designs
Founded in 2007, Jill-e Designs fashions sophisticated carry bags for those living today's tech-savvy, on-the-go lifestyle. Fusing fashion and function, Jill-e offers everyone, from the tech-toting career woman to the photo-snapping fashionista, bags with style, flair and built-in protection for fragile electronic devices that have become essential to their daily lives. For more information on Jill-e Designs' stylish alternatives to typical camera and e-gear bags for both men and women, visit http://www.jill-e.com.
Connect with Jill-e Designs on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/Jill.e.Designs and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/JilleDesigns.
Introducing Three New Jack™ Bags for Men from Jill-e® Designs
Compact System Camera Bag Leads Trio of Affordable, Eye-Catching, Casual Day Cases
ORLANDO, October 18, 2011 – Jill-e Designs, the leading maker of stylish camera and carry bags for today’s technology-rich, on-the-go lifestyle, once again has expanded its popular Jack Collection for men with three casual day bags that blend protection with eye-catching good looks – including the Jack CSC Camera Bag made specifically for today’s new Compact System Camera equipment.
Jill-e Designs also has introduced a lean Jack Swing DSLR Camera / Carry Bag, built to transport a complete DSLR system or other personal electronic devices safely, as well as a matching lens bag. All three of these new bags are currently available at photo retailers worldwide, and on the Jill-e Designs web site – www.jill-e.com.
“Today’s technology-rich, on-the-go lifestyle is lived by men as well as women – which is why we now have an option for the popular new compact systems, plus two terrific lifestyle bags for traditional DSLR systems,” said Gail Backal, president and co-founder of Jill-e Designs. “We’re giving men bags that protect their gear with style and help them look their best while they do their best. We’ve found that the Jack styling is also popular with women.”
The Jack CSC Bag offers several safe carrying options – including a convertible cross-body or shoulder
strap and utility loops that secure the bag to the user’s belt. It easily holds a compact system camera body and one or two small interchangeable system lenses. Or load it with any popular point-and-shoot camera plus a variety of smaller personal items including wallet, keys, cell phone and more.
The new Jack CSC Bag features:
- Stylish, weather-resistant brown ballistic nylon exterior
- Durable, top-grain leather trim
- Protective padded interior with adjustable dividers
- Double zip top opening for easy access to gear
- Convenient loops to carry on belt
- Convertible strap to carry cross-body or on shoulder
- Interior zipper pocket to safeguard small valuables
- Outside pocket for easy access to keys, smart phone, etc.
- Dimensions: (LxWxH) 9.5” x 3.25” x 7.0”
- Weight: 1.0 lbs.
- Suggested price: $79.99
Jack Swing DSLR Camera / Carry Bag
Fully padded and able to perform in close quarters, Jill-e Designs’ lean new Swing Camera / Carry Bag has room for today’s DSLR cameras, loads of accessories and personal belongings – even an iPad. With a profile of less than four inches and adjustable padded shoulder strap, this bag keeps gear close and secure in a crowd, in the elements, anywhere your lifestyle takes you.
In addition to a tablet device and an array of photo accessories and personal items, the Jack Swing Bag can hold a DSLR or SLR camera body and one-to-two medium sized lenses, or a DSLR or SLR camera body and a telephoto lens.
The new Jack Swing Camera / Carry Bag features:
- High-quality, weather-resistant ballistic nylon exterior
- Padded exterior walls and configurable Velcro dividers protect your gear
- Zippered bag-wide top opening ensures easy access to your belongings
- Adjustable shoulder strap provides better control, comfortable fit
- Protective wide pocket is perfect for tablet, netbook, e-reader or similar device
- Wipes clean with a damp cloth
- Dimensions: (LxWxH) 10.0" x 4.25" x 13.0"
- Weight: 1.1 lbs.
- Suggested price: $89.99
Jack Essential Lens Bag
The Jack Essential Lens Bag, a perfect match to the Jack Swing Camera / Carry Bag, is just right when you want to bring along a few more lenses or personal belongings. It can hold a 12” telephoto lens or two-to-three medium-sized lenses, plus a flash unit, extra batteries, memory cards and accessories and personal items. It’s crafted with the quality and features found in the Swing bag, to keep your gear safe and you looking stylish.
- The new Jack Essential Lens Bag features:
- High-quality, weather-resistant ballistic nylon exterior
- Padded walls and adjustable interior dividers keep lenses secure
- Zippered top opening ensures easy access
- Adjustable shoulder strap provides better control, comfortable fit
- Matches the Jack Swing Camera / Carry Bag perfectly
- Wipes clean with a damp cloth
- Dimensions: (LxWxH) 5.0" x 4.0" x 13.0"
- Weight: 1.0 lbs.
- Suggested price: $39.99
These additions to Jill-e Designs’ Jack Collection, is now available for purchase on the
Jill-e Designs web site, at photo specialty retailers worldwide and popular online stores.
Jill-e CEO and Camera Bags Featured in Photo Industry Reporter’s State of the Industry 2011
The need for tech-savvy, on-the-go bags, like Jill-e’s new E-GO Collection, is spreading rapidly! Photo Industry Reporter’s “State of the Industry 2011” featured our President, Gail Backal, as she addresses a digital photographer’s need for a bag that can transform into a fashionable and functional “traveling studio”.
Gail states in the feature:
“Photography has changed. Photographers- actually, anyone living today’s tech-dependent, on-the-go lifestyle- need a bag to address these changes.”
Check out what else the feature has to say (see the image below)!

Go Anywhere, Do Anything with Jill-e® Designs Everywear Gadget Bag
Newest Addition to Classic Collection 'Looks Like a Purse, But It’s So Much More'
Jill-e Designs, the leading maker of sturdy, stylish camera and carry bags for today’s technology-rich, on-the-go lifestyle, has come up with something entirely new: The Everywear Gadget Bag – a sassy blend of purse-like features and camera bag capabilities that’s the newest addition to the company’s quality Classic Collection.
The Everywear Gadget Bag has the dimensions of a typical purse – 12.0"L x 7.0"W x 10.0"H – and is equipped with dual 9.5” drop leather carrying handles. But inside it features pro-quality padding and dividers, with room for a DSLR camera body, two lenses and a flash unit – plus photo accessories and personal items. There’s also a protective sleeve pocket to secure a tablet, e-reader or similar device.
“Our new Everywear Gadget Bag looks like a purse, but it’s so much more – and that’s the idea,” said Gail Backal, president and co-founder of Jill-e Designs. “Wherever you go, whatever you do, no matter what you want to take with you, you can do it all with the Everywear Gadget Bag.”
Available in stylish nougat or black microfiber with rich leather handles and trim, the Everywear Gadget Bag features multiple pockets, pouches and compartments to securely hold all your lifestyle essentials from a pen and a pair of glasses, to an iPad and a complete DSLR camera set-up. Its quality design is strong on convenience, easy access, and head-turning good looks.
The New Everywear Gadget Bag features:
- Stylish, high-quality, weather-resistant nylon exterior
- Durable top-grain leather accent trim
- Dual 9.5” drop leather carrying handles for great control, comfortable grip
- Quality top zipper guards entry, makes access to your belongings easy
- Padded exterior walls and internal dividers organize and protect your gear
- Protective sleeve pocket is perfect for iPad, e-reader or similar device
- Multiple internal and external pockets for all your lifestyle essentials Task-specific and hideaway pouches for pens, glasses, personal items
- Exterior wipes clean with a damp cloth
- Maximum weight capacity: 15.0 lbs.
- Dimensions: (LxWxH) 12.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"
- Weight: 1 lb., 5 oz.
- Suggested price: $99.99
The Everywear Gadget Bag is currently available for purchase worldwide on the Jill-e Designs web site and at popular retailers, photo specialty shops and online stores.
New E-GO™ Collection of Career and Camera Bags, by Jill-e® Designs, Makes Debut at AccessoriesTheShow
The new career and camera bags in the E-GO Collection fuses fashion and function, upgrading ordinary accessories into stylish “tech2cessories,” September 18–20, 2011, at the Javits Center in NYC
Jill.e® Designs, the leading maker of sophisticated camera and career bags for today’s technology-rich lifestyle, is pleased to announce its debut appearance at AccessoriesTheShow, where it will introduce the new E-GO Collection. The show will be held at the Javits Center in New York, September 18.20, 2011. Jill.e will be located at Booth 834.
The E-GO™ Collection is an exciting new line of bags created specifically to meet the needs of the cutting.edge, modern woman. The innovative career and camera bags offer professional women a fashionable option for their on.the.go lifestyles. Showcasing classic colorways with contemporary silhouettes, the collection provides successful businesswomen and moms on the run with extraordinary organization and extreme protection for their tech products—with a sophisticated twist. “We are excited to showcase the new E-GO Collection at AccessoriesTheShow,” said Jill.e president, Gail Backal. “Today’s world is technology.driven, and we want women to know that there is a smart option out there to help them look fashionable while staying connected. E-GO gives women a secure, stylish way to tote their "tech.cessories” safely without compromising good looks."
Offering strategic protection with panache, the versatile E-GO bags provide a feminine alternative to traditional carry bags, which are primarily designed with the male executive in mind. The collection offers six high.quality career bags featuring smart and sassy plaid designs in black or tan, each with durable leather trim. Additional silhouettes and colorways will be introduced later in the season. All bags are weather resistant and include padded compartments for electronics, as well as zippered pockets for personal items.
The E-GO Collection will be introduced to the public this fall through the Jill-e website and at select retail outlets.
For more information on this line of classy, robust career bags, as well as other collections of fantastic and fashionable camera bags, visit Jill-e Designs at AccessoriesTheShow, Booth 834, September 18–20, 2011, in New York or online at http://www.jill.e.com/.
London's Finest: Harrods, Selfridges Now Carry Jill-e® Designs
Maker of Stylish Bags Also Opens U.K. Distribution Center to Solidify Presence in Europe.
Two of London's most respected and beloved high-end department stores – Harrods and Selfridges & Company – have begun offering a variety of sturdy, stylish bags from Jill-e Designs, the leading maker of professional-quality camera and carry bags for today's technology-rich, on-the-go lifestyle.
This retailing coup dovetails with a larger effort by Jill-e Designs to respond to its high popularity and solidify its operations "across the pond." The company also has opened a distribution center in England to better serve its growing network of dealers and retailers across the vast European market.
"People started noticing the bags from Jill-e Designs from the first day we put them on display," said Christopher Gardner of Tekzone Sound & Vision. Tekzone offers the bags at their concessions in both Harrods and Selfridges. "Their quality is in keeping with the high standards that both Harrods and Selfridges are known for, and the combination of terrific looks and great performance are precisely what our customers have been asking for. We're extremely pleased with our relationship with Jill-e Designs, and we expect it to grow over time to everyone's benefit."
"Jill-e Designs is expanding quickly to meet the needs of our growing customer base – both in the U.S. and abroad – as our new U.K. distribution center illustrates. And we are extremely pleased to be able to offer our bags to London shoppers at Harrods and Selfridges department stores," said Jill-e Designs President and co-founder Gail Backal. "To be able to showcase the Jill-e Designs brand at such well-known, premier retailers as these is further proof of our business growth and our broad customer appeal."
Harrods and Selfridges now sell a selection of the company's most popular camera and carry bags – including the fashionable and functional bags from the Classic Collection, the rugged, rakish bags of the Jack™ Collection, and casual sail cloth carry-alls ideal for day excursions. Every bag from Jill-e Designs delivers head-turning good looks and offers safety and security for all of today's electronic equipment and lifestyle essentials.
New Carry Bags From Jill-e® Designs Offer Panache With a Purpose
The new Jill-e® Designs E-GO™ collection of carry bags makes it easy for female professionals to accessorize for success.
(Orlando, Florida)-August 29, 2011-Accessorizing for success just became easier. Jill-e® Designs, the leading maker of sophisticated camera and carry bags for today’s technology-rich lifestyle, announced the availability of E-GO™, an exciting new line of bags created specifically to meet the needs of the contemporary, fast-paced and cutting-edge woman.
Balancing fashion, form and function, the new E-GO line offers a professional, stylish solution for everyone, from the career woman rushing to board a plane without getting caught up in a gadget bag barrage to the working mother trying to keep her multiple electronic devices organized alongside her lifestyle essentials. The E-GO line of carry bags provides women with a convenient, one-bag option to help them protect and organize the tools of their trade without compromising on style.
“Most everything we do today is technology-driven. No matter where we go, we tend to be most comfortable when our cell phone is in hand and our other devices like iPods, cameras and laptops are in reach,” said Jill-e president and co-founder, Gail Backal. “The bags in the new E-GO collection give women a stylish, secure option to help hold it all, keep it safe—and look good at the same time.”
Offering strategic protection within a stylish silhouette, the versatile E-GO bags provide a chic, feminine alternative to traditional carry bags, which are primarily designed with the male executive in mind. The new collection offers six high-quality carry bags featuring smart and sassy plaid designs in black or tan, each with durable leather trim. All bags are weather resistant and include padded compartments for electronics as well as zippered pockets for personal items.
E-GO Bags include:
- E-GO Laptop Valise: An extra-large “shopper” that fits up to a 14” laptop and a camera with zippered pockets and other compartments for daily essentials
- E-GO Laptop Satchel: A stylish gadget bag to accommodate a 12” laptop, a camera and personal items with a top zipper closure for extra security
- E-GO Tablet Messenger: Convenient cross-body styling that holds up to a 10” tablet, e-reader or netbook with room for other daily essentials, and includes two roomy front pockets for a smartphone, keys and other need-it-now items
- E-GO Laptop Tote: A north/south tote to hold a 15” laptop, notebook, camera and everyday necessities
- E-GO Essential Camera Bag: Offers full protection with adjustable padded dividers for today’s compact system cameras and personal items
- E-GO Wristlet: Great for a day or night out on the town, offering full protection for a smartphone, point-and-shoot camera or MP3 player and personal items
“Jill-e has become the leader in fashionable carry bags for anyone who’s carrying electronic devices that they don’t want rattling around unprotected—for those who care a little more about taking care of these fragile instruments,” Backal commented. “You can take it with you, and Jill-e’s new E-GO line allows busy working women to do it with style and class while safeguarding these valuable devices.”
Jill-e Designs expects to introduce the first of the E-GO line to the public this fall through the Jill-e website and at select retail outlets such as Adorama, Amazon, B&H and eBags.
For more information on this line of classy and robust carry bags, as well as other collections of fantastic and fashionable camera bags, visit http://www.jill-e.com/.
About Jill-e® Designs
Founded in 2007, Jill-e Designs fashions sophisticated carry bags for those living today’s tech-savvy, on-the-go lifestyle. Fusing fashion and function, Jill-e offers everyone, from the tech-toting career woman to the photo-snapping fashionista, bags with style, flair and built-in protection for fragile electronic devices that have become essential to our daily lives. For more information on Jill-e Designs’ stylish alternatives to typical camera and e-gear bags, visit http://www.jill-e.com.
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Jill-E® Designs Offers Sneak Peek At New Bags
By John Laposky -- TWICE, 8/22/2011
ORLANDO, FLA. — Jill-e Designs in September will further expand its niche of technology bags designed for fashionconscious women.
Three new models will be available next month. Jill-e shared the details with TWICE exclusively in advance of the ship date.
Two new bags in the company’s Ego line, a satchel and a messenger style, will be available in black or tan plaid and will feature weather-resistant padded exteriors and interior compartments, and task-specific and hideaway pouches for accessories and small personal items.
The Satchel measures 15 inches by 5.5 inches by 11.5 inches, with room in the central compartment for a 12-inch laptop or d-SLR equipment. It sports 8.5-inch drop leather carrying handles, a clip key keeper and ID tag. It weigh 2 pounds empty. The suggested retail will be $149.
The Messenger measures 12 by 4 by 9.5 inches, with room for a 10-inch tablet or d-SLR in the main compartment. It adds an adjustable cross-body shoulder strap, two secure front drop-in pockets and an easy-access top zipper guard on the fold-over top flap. It weighs 1.8 pounds and will retail for $99.99.
Jill-e will also add the new EveryWear Gadget Bag to its Classic line of camera bags.
Sized roughly between the Ego Satchel and Messenger, the water-resistant nylon bag with leather accents also comes in tan or black and can hold up to 15 pounds of gear, including a professional d-SLR setup and lenses. It boasts an array of internal dividers, a protective sleeve pocket designed for a tablet, hideaway pouches for personal items, and task-specific pockets for pens, glasses, etc. It also retails for $99.99.
In addition, earlier this month, Jill-e refreshed its Classic medium photo bag line. The company added a zippered slot to the bags in the portfolio, allowing a user to trolley the bag with a larger rolling bag, as well as sturdier hand and shoulder straps. Also added is a new bone-colored bag with deep red trim.
Every Classic medium bag features padded exterior walls, dual-zipper top entry for one-handed access to contents, adjustable interior Velcro dividers, external storage pockets, and an internal netted pocket. For photographers, the Classic medium bags hold one to two camera bodies, a flash unit, one to three lenses, and accessories such as extra batteries, memory cards and lens-cleaning kits.
Jill-e™ Designs’ Classy Clutch Camera Bags Strut their Stuff at Daytime TV Emmy Awards
Jill-e™ Designs’ Classy Clutch Camera Bags Strut their Stuff at Daytime TV Emmy Awards
Elegant Jill-e Camera Bags Selected for Awards Show’s Exclusive Gift Bag
ORLANDO – June 15, 2011 – It’s the next best thing to walking the red carpet! When the 1,400 jet-setting guests at the 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Show open their complimentary gift bags, they’ll find a gift card for a stylish camera bag clutch from Jill-e Designs – one of a select group of items chosen for this year’s glamorous giveaway package.
The 2011 Daytime Emmys gala will be broadcast live at 8 p.m. (edt) Sunday, June 19, on CBS from the Hilton Theater at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel. Attendees will receive their gift bags – brimming with an exclusive collection of lavish gifts – immediately after the show. The Jill-e Designs gift card will invite them to visit www.jill-e.com and enter a code to receive their complimentary clutch.
"Our clutch camera bags are real head-turners in high-fashion venues like the Emmys, and we’re very pleased to have been selected for the event’s exclusive gift bag," said Gail Backal, President of Jill-e Designs.
This unique clutch is a small camera bag that makes a big impression. Available in red, black and vanilla, it features a rigid exterior and one-touch clam shell opening that’s perfect for carrying a slim line camera or smart phone, credit card, I.D. and cash. It’s trimmed with the familiar Jill-e Designs icon, and includes a detachable shoulder chain. The clutch is an ideal choice for when you’re out on the town and need to carry only the essentials.
About Jill-e Designs
Jill-e Designs fashions "extraordinary" carry bags for people who carry their lifestyle essentials with them as they go through their busy day. Women and men, professionals and hobbyists, photography lovers, high-tech enthusiasts, business & leisure travelers, mothers, students, fashionistas – anyone looking for bags with style and flair as well as built-in protection for their fragile electronic devices. Jill-e bags incorporate padding, organizers, sturdy carry straps, dependable closures and other protective features while incorporating durable and luxurious materials in a variety of head-turning colors designed with the creativity of stylish purses and sophisticated carry bags.
Jill-e® Develops Bag Exclusively for Canon U.S.A.
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Jill-e® Designs Develops Fashion Camera Bag
Exclusively for Canon U.S.A.
New ‘Deluxe Gadget Bag’ is Styled for Today’s Photographer on the Go
ORLANDO, May 5, 2011 – Jill-e designs, the leading name in sturdy, stylish, professional-quality camera bags, has been chosen by Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, to create a high-fashion, high-function bag ideal for photographers on the go.
The new Canon Deluxe Gadget Bag by Jill-e Designs, available in rich, black faux leather, has been exclusively designed for a Canon DSLR photography set-up. For the technology-rich, fast-paced lifestyle of today’s photographers, this new bag features padded walls, configurable dividers, plenty of pockets, secure straps and all the other capabilities the public has come to expect from Jill-e Designs. Plus its head-turning good looks make it the "bag of choice" whether you’re on location or on the town.
"If you’re known by the company you keep, we’re very gratified to be able to provide the Deluxe Gadget Bag to Canon and its savvy customers," said Gail Backal, President of Jill-e Designs. "For us it has been a very satisfying project. And we know that for Canon customers the Deluxe Gadget Bag will help them look their best while they do their best. It’s the right choice for so many reasons."
The new Canon Deluxe Gadget Bag by Jill-e Designs is both an elegant and an intelligent choice due to its weather-resistant faux leather exterior that not only looks chic, but helps to protect the user’s valuable photo and personal gear as well. Emphasis on safety for today’s popular electronic devices extends to the interior, where storage spaces are both snug and accessible. The bag is designed to fit one DSLR camera body plus a combination of up to four lenses in addition to flashes, batteries, memory cards and other accessories, depending on the size of items.
Features include:
- Durable black faux leather exterior
- Dual carrying handles and removable shoulder strap
- Pro-quality padded interior
- Adjustable dividers for interior flexibility and customization
- Exterior and interior pockets and compartments
- Playful polka dot lining
- Matching detachable pouch for personal items
- Dimensions (LxWxH): 14″ x 7″x 8″
The new Canon Deluxe Gadget Bag by Jill-e Designs, priced at $109.99, is available exclusively at the Canon Online Store, shop.usa.canon.com.
There is also easy access using a featured link from the Jill-e Designs web site at www.jill-e.com.
About Jill-e Designs
Jill-e designs and sells "extraordinary" carry bags for people who carry their lifestyle essentials with them as they go through their busy day. Women and men, professionals and hobbyists, photography lovers, high-tech enthusiasts, business & leisure travelers, mothers, students, fashionistas – anyone looking for bags with style and flair as well as built-in protection for their fragile electronic devices. Jill-e bags incorporate padding, organizers, sturdy carry straps, dependable closures and other protective features while incorporating durable and luxurious materials in a variety of head-turning colors designed with the creativity of stylish purses and sophisticated carry bags.
Jill-e Designs offers its products via its web site – www.jill-e.com – and through a worldwide network of retailers, catalog houses, specialty photo dealers and photo web sites. For more information about the company, its products and its distribution network, contact Jill-e Designs by phone at (407) 674-6850 or 1-888-HI-JILLE (445-4553), or online at info@jill-e.com.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. Its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), a top patent holder of technology, ranked fourth overall in the U.S. in 2010†, with global revenues of more than US $45 billion and is listed as number five in the computer industry on Fortune Magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies 2011 list. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. At Canon, we care because caring is essential to living together in harmony. Founded upon a corporate philosophy of Kyosei – "all people, regardless of race, religion or culture, harmoniously living and working together into the future" – Canon U.S.A. supports a number of social, youth, educational and other programs, including environmental and recycling initiatives. Additional information about these programs can be found at www.usa.canon.com/kyosei. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company’s RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss.
†Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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