Kathy Zeeland - anyone remember her? - Page 2

proudlyfromNJ · ‎05-01-2010

@febe2 wrote:
@maximillian wrote:
I remember Kathy VanZeeland. She designed handbags, for the most part. Yes, she had a lot of presentations on QVC. Her handbags were faux leather or fabric, with a lot of adornments and hardware on them. Her husband was on a lot too: Bruce Makowsky. He sold leather handbags. Occasionally they had a show together. They sold their businesses to a large corporation and went on to bigger and better wheeling and dealing in real estate in California. At one time someone posted a photo of the enormous luxury mansion they lived in. That was a few years ago.
Bruce and Kathy made millions and millions at the Q. I thought it would go on forever. The Q made them rich!

@febe2 Bruce was also heavily into real estate as @maximillian posted. So I think it was mostly the real estate that made them so wealthy although QVC definitely helped. People who actually work for a living should be applauded.

LindaSal · ‎05-15-2014

Lots of blasts from the past lately, LOL. I was recently chatting on here about Sports Savvy. I remember Kathy Van Zeeland too. I have a couple of her bags, one in black with crystal pieces hanging from it, I love it but don't use it much anymore. I mainly have switched totally to cross body bags, just works better for me. I also had a gold one that I gave to my sister a while back. I do have a nice carry on bag of hers though and I still plan on using it. Bruce Makowsky did leather bags while she mostly did faux leather.

febe2 · ‎01-20-2021

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@febe2 wrote:
@maximillian wrote:
I remember Kathy VanZeeland. She designed handbags, for the most part. Yes, she had a lot of presentations on QVC. Her handbags were faux leather or fabric, with a lot of adornments and hardware on them. Her husband was on a lot too: Bruce Makowsky. He sold leather handbags. Occasionally they had a show together. They sold their businesses to a large corporation and went on to bigger and better wheeling and dealing in real estate in California. At one time someone posted a photo of the enormous luxury mansion they lived in. That was a few years ago.
Bruce and Kathy made millions and millions at the Q. I thought it would go on forever. The Q made them rich!
@febe2 Bruce was also heavily into real estate as @maximillian posted. So I think it was mostly the real estate that made them so wealthy although QVC definitely helped. People who actually work for a living should be applauded.

I agree. I think people should make as much as they can or want to make.

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

still have a number of my KVZ and BMAK handbag and crossbodies.....loved the leathers that BMAK used and the KVZ handbag are just fun and different. a few were stolen from me by my daughters. lol

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chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

I can only laugh at myself when I remember all those plastic bags with the bling and sparkly stuff I bought from KVZ. Granted, that was in style back then but got a bit carried away. Marshall's sold them for $19.99 for many years after the line went out of business. I think Lisa Robertson was responsible for the success of that line on QVC.

joviolin · ‎04-20-2020

I LOVED watching Kathy van Z shows and seeing her variety of blinged-out purses. I still have a gold one of hers from years back and wear it frequently. My favorite item of hers was a croco-embossed suitcase that came with a large matching purse. I no longer have the purse - it didn't open wide enough and the straps were uncomfortable on the shoulder - but the suitcase is going strong after at least 15 years. It is in a beautiful seafoam color and I still receive tons of compliments on it every time I travel. The quality and design are excellent.

Anyone else own KVZ luggage? I wish it were still available today - I would buy more!!!