# Therapeutic Fashion Accessories The Emotional Baggage Series Helps You Laugh it Off By Milla Kiss | Published 2011-07-17 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emotional-baggage References: [kingdomofstyle.typepad](http://kingdomofstyle.typepad.co.uk/my_weblog/2011/07/i-pray-you-travel-light.html) & [jessicacushman](http://www.jessicacushman.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=JKC&Product_Code=ROP-EMT-NAT&Category_Code=ROPTOTE) Bags are status statement for girls, but in the Emotional Baggage series, the statements become therapeutic. Very smart indeed -- and pretty. Jessica Cushman created the Emotional Baggage series using [canvas, ropes, leather](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vilaasa-lifestyle) and bold statements to express your inner confusion and brouhaha by displaying them on your fashion apparel. Talk about some serious shopping therapy skills. Jessica Cushman ventured to wearable messages through a series of ivory 'phrase bracelets' before she came up with the emotional baggage totes. She introduced the more accessible handbag and accessory products to satisfy her growing fanbase craving for more and more announcements. Her label includes high-end (and very talkative) [ivory bracelets, ivory cuffs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-art-of-adornment) and [snakeskin clutches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/no-budget-bag) as well as totes, pouches and PDA holders -- everything your heart desires to express. The Emotional Baggage series is a very stylish manifesto of what goes on in a female's mind. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 23% | Activity: 37% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/shoes) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Therapeutic Fashion Accessories:** The Emotional Baggage series introduces fashion accessories that provide therapeutic value by expressing inner confusion and emotions. - **Wearable Messages:** Jessica Cushman explores wearable messages through her ivory 'phrase bracelets' and expands to emotional baggage totes, capitalizing on the growing demand for expressive accessories. - **Shopping Therapy:** The Emotional Baggage series taps into the concept of shopping therapy, allowing individuals to express their emotions through fashion and find therapeutic relief. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fashion Accessories:** The Emotional Baggage series disrupts the fashion accessories industry by incorporating therapeutic value and expressing inner emotions. - **Luxury Goods:** The high-end ivory bracelets, cuffs, and snakeskin clutches in the Emotional Baggage series create disruptive innovation opportunities within the luxury goods industry. - **Personalized Apparel:** The Emotional Baggage series offers personalized fashion items like totes, pouches, and PDA holders, presenting disruptive innovation opportunities within the personalized apparel industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Playful Statement Grocery Bags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trollex.md) - [Technologically Enhanced Electronic Handbags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electronic-handbags.md) - [Antacid Brand Designer Bags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tums-bag.md) - [Customizable Statement Accessory Brands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rocknot.md) - [Grocery Bag Runway Accessory](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/march-packable-tote-bag.md) - [Premium Indian-Made Handbags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carriall-3.md) - [Versatile Warped Handbags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mschf-3.md) - [Celebrity-Coveted Travel Bags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sprayground-offers.md) - [Personality-Matched Luggage Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airs.md)