Local bag designer is going to the Oscars

Cherie Christmas, the CEO and owner of Maxx New York, will have her designer bags featured at the Oscars.
Photo by Hallie D. Martin
Publication: The East Hampton Press & The Southampton Press
Mar 2, 10 1:29 PM

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