Michele Marcombe, President

Since my two design loves are fashion and music, I decided to combine the two in 2001. In my spare bedroom studio I began working on a tote bag sample. After many test runs, I finally had it: an authentic concert t-shirt Lynrd Skynrd tote bag.

I sent a picture of my tote bag to DailyCandy.com and the following Monday the story broke. By the end of the day I had received hundreds of emails from all over the world! The next day I incorporated.

Since my first tote bag, the POP!Rock collection has expanded to include not only handbags but evening bags, shoulder bags, swimwear and now PUP!Rock Petwear!

As the creative director of POP!Rock and PUP!Rock, I oversee the design of the company's collections. After graduating from AIU and studying at Parsons, I moved to Atlanta, GA.

I went into an assistantship with NY designer Alice Roi and worked in the Fashion Production Department of Saks 5th Avenue. There I worked alongside designers such as Isaac Mizrahi, Carolina Herrara, Givenchy and Narisco Rodriguez.

Most recently the PUP!Rock collection has been nominated for a Swarovski Crystal Design Award. The collection has also been chosen to show at Fashion Week Tokyo 2008.

Currently I divide my time between LA, NYC and New Orleans, LA where I live with my lovely spaniel, Honey.