Christopher is a three time top award winning handbag designer. He has been a ghost designer for many brands and is known for detail innovation by the clients he designs for. With 15 years of experience in the design of accessories, Christopher has created products ranging from the very affordable market to high luxury.
Christopher grew up the son of an Architectural Engineer in rural Arkansas. From Arkansas he moved to Georgia to attend the prestigious Savannah College of Art and Design and received a B.F.A. in Accessory Design. His first brand was launched in 2013, one year after moving to New York City. Christopher met his first investor in passing at an internship. The line was shown at Mercedes Benz Fashion week at Lincoln Center.
In 2015 he took a job at a major vendor within the mass market where he designed and executed all production instructions for a $2M backpack order the first week.
The SVP of Neiman Marcus, Ken Downing, who also discovered Zac Posen, presented Christopher with the Best Retail Bag award for Neiman Marcus. That same night, Christopher won two more awards, taking home three of the seven categories - a reigning record to this day for most awards presented to a single recipient in one year.
The awards were:
The Best Retail Handbag Presented by Neiman Marcus 2017
The Bernina Best Handmade Handbag 2017
The Perfect Everyday Work Tote Bag by Aimee Kestenberg 2017
In 2020 the Accessories Council bestowed a nomination upon Christopher.
The category was:
Best Handbag Under $1,000 2020
Christopher left NYC and now lives in Los Angeles where he moved to rub shoulders with celebrity stylists to promote handbags. He has begun designing handbags for Lodis beginning with the Fall 2024 collection.
Christopher Belt’s next collection is expected at the end of 2024