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WHEN MANUEL DE JESÚS GARCIA CRUZ started designing handbags in 2020, he did so having no formal training. He taught himself by watching YouTube videos and dissecting a vintage Gucci bag so that he could see how it was assembled.
“It was six months before I could bring myself to cut that bag apart,” says Garcia Cruz. “But I eventually did it. I wanted to
