Famed Designer Monica Botkier Leverages TO THE MARKET's Platform to Introduce New Line of Bags Exclusively on QVC

How Two Female-Founded Companies Joined Forces to Bring Consciously-Sourced, Sustainable Handbag Collection to Market

Key Takeaways

  • Marking her return to the fashion world, designer Monica Botkier is launching a new handbag line called MARKET By Monica, which will debut exclusively on QVC on April 12th, 2024.
  • The new line is a collaboration with TO THE MARKET (TTM), a platform that helps brands source products ethically and sustainably by vetting factories, digitizing sourcing, and providing impact reports on the manufacturing footprint.
  • Both Botkier and TO THE MARKET founder, Jane Mosbacher Morris, share a commitment to driving sustainable change in the retail industry through this partnership.

[LEXINGTON, KY] April 12, 2024 - Famed handbag designer Monica Botkier is launching a new line of handbags called MARKET By Monica utilizing TO THE MARKET’s supply chain, debuting exclusively on QVC on April 12th. The line was a joint collaboration between these two female-founded businesses who share a commitment to creating a better world. Monica, a designer who had stepped out of the fashion world due to ethics and sustainability concerns, wanted to reimagine a new line that takes product manufacturing in a more positive direction. This new line was “Powered by TO THE MARKET”, an offering of TO THE MARKET (TTM) that identifies factories from whom to source, vets and monitors these factories, digitizes the sourcing process, and creates impact reports on the production footprint of the items sourced.  

"TO THE MARKET provided us with the tools and support necessary to design a product line that is taking steps towards a more promising future for the retail industry," Monica explained. "By using innovative technology, we were empowered to make conscious decisions about how our products were created.”

"We are so happy to partner with Monica and other visionaries who share our values," said Jane Mosbacher Morris, founder and CEO of TO THE MARKET. "Through our platform, we aim to drive positive change in the industry by providing access to production resources to help clients make decisions that are better for the planet and better for people."

For more information about MARKET by Monica, please visit www.qvc.com.


About TO THE MARKET:
TO THE MARKET(B Corp, Women-Owned) is a supply chain software platform enabling responsible vendor compliance and management, digital procurement, and automated sustainability reporting. The company provides clients with metrics such as fair wages created, as well as KWh of Energy, L of Water, and kgCO2 avoided allowing clients to utilize procurement budgets for impact initiatives. Additionally, TO THE MARKET provides clients with the ability to offset their carbon emissions, decarbonizing their production by producing less emissions and offsetting those that are produced.  The company has also developed proprietary systems and technology to evaluate (T.R.A.C.E) and monitor (Vendor Scorecard) suppliers via their platform. This enables the company to reduce the number of service providers, thus saving them money.

About MARKET by Monica:
Monica Botkier LOVES Bags. But after nearly two decades of creating iconic handbag styles for her eponymous label, she wanted to create something conscious and thoughtful. Handbags are traditionally a dirty business. Monica found a way to bring fashion, function, and fun into the marketplace in the cleanest way possible. MARKET by Monica (MBM) was born from this commitment.  Great design in sustainable fabrics made ethically - all at a price that makes sense. MBM is changing the narrative around sustainability and handbag production with each piece in the line to achieve purpose-driven affordable luxury for people and better for the planet.

Key Takeaways

  • Marking her return to the fashion world, designer Monica Botkier is launching a new handbag line called MARKET By Monica, which will debut exclusively on QVC on April 12th, 2024.
  • The new line is a collaboration with TO THE MARKET (TTM), a platform that helps brands source products ethically and sustainably by vetting factories, digitizing sourcing, and providing impact reports on the manufacturing footprint.
  • Both Botkier and TO THE MARKET founder, Jane Mosbacher Morris, share a commitment to driving sustainable change in the retail industry through this partnership.

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Jane Mosbacher MorrisFounder and CEO of TO THE MARKET

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Jane Mosbacher Morris
Founder and CEO
Jane Mosbacher Morris is the Founder and CEO of TO THE MARKET. She is also the author of Buy the Change You Want to See: Use Your Purchasing Power to Make the World a Better Place. The book has been featured on platforms like CNN, Bloomberg, Forbes, and Marie Claire. Buy the Change was a Target Non-Fiction Best-Seller, a #1 Consumer Guide on Amazon, and a #1 New Business Ethics Release on Amazon.

In 2020, Jane was named one of Fortune Magazine’s 25 World’s Greatest Leaders because of her response to COVID-19. Her swift efforts to pivot TO THE MARKET to PPE production put more than a million masks, gowns, and other PPE into the hands of frontline healthcare workers in the US.

In 2023, Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) named Jane as one of the Most Influential ESG Leaders in Retail.

Jane previously served as the Director of Humanitarian Action for the McCain Institute for International Leadership and currently serves on the Institute’s Human Trafficking Advisory Council. Prior to joining the Institute, she worked in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Counterterrorism and in the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues. Morris is a member of VF Corporation’s Advisory Council on Responsible Sourcing, a member at large on CARE’s Board of Directors, and a term member at the Council of Foreign Relations. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a MBA from Columbia Business School.
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Monica Botkier
Designer
Born and raised in Brooklyn, the city has been, and continues to be, her endless source of inspiration. Growing up with a passion for the arts, Monica studied photography throughout her schooling at New York University. She began her career working in fashion as a photographer, shooting various campaigns and editorials for Mademoiselle, Lucky, Surface, and Paper Magazines. Monica fell in love with the bag silhouettes while on set. Botkier was the first independent designer accessories brand, helping to define the contemporary handbag market as we know it today. In 2007, Monica was recognized for her contributions to the world of accessory design and became a member of the esteemed Council of Fashion Designers of America
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Contacts

Cindy Jones-Nyland
cindy@tothemarket.com
972-467-7860
Chief Marketing Officer