the work overseas is automated with automatic machis end cutting,you know and they don't need the peoplee labor is low. i think people really like to see that things are made by hand, that the bag are cut with a knife or with a cutting machine, that there's a lot of care. people like that, and they pay a premium for it. gerri: a friend of the show, now, she produces here as well and uses pretty exotic material. >> yes, she does, the most beautiful snaes inthe world. peple import from italy, spain, even in from the u.s. from florida, california, and we take it and make it here right in new york city. it is afamily business. i work with my brother, my parents retired, but we're continuing, doing everything we can to stay made in manhaan because that's what designers want. r gerri: not just handbags, but other things as well. >> yes, unique requests all the time. i mean, the other day, there was a bag for the southern womann wo has her gun and, you know, wants to conceal it in her bag, so we made a velcro pocket, holes sers, unique tech products, and, you know, small other goods, jewelry, m