MZ Wallace is an American company which designs, manufactures and markets handbags and fashion accessories. The company was founded in 1999 by Monica Zwirner (born New York City, 1962) and Lucy Wallace Eustice (born New York City, 1965). Based in New York, its stores are located in the Manhattan neighborhoods of SoHo and the Upper East Side, and were designed by New York-based German architect, Annabelle Selldorf. The MZ Wallace design studio and showroom are also in SoHo. In addition to their own boutiques and website, MZ Wallace has built a strong presence throughout the United States through select areas in department stores and specialty retailer locations, such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's. The brand is known for introducing a sense of "functional luxury" into women