Susan Bender luxury leather fashion campaign

Susan Bender · Case Study

Luxury fashion. Shopping with restraint.

Brand refinement, e-commerce website design and development, responsive shopping and ongoing organic SEO for New York fashion designer Susan Bender.

5.0Verified Clutch.co rating
NYCLuxury fashion brand
360°Responsive commerce
SEOOngoing support

A visual brand needed a complete retail experience.

Susan Bender had built a distinctive New York fashion label around luxurious leather, shearling and a clear personal point of view. The next step was an online store that could carry that same confidence.

Bionic Egg refined the existing identity, translated the collection into an editorial e-commerce system and developed a responsive shopping experience designed to evolve with the business. The partnership continued through ongoing updates, performance monitoring and organic SEO.

ClientSusan Bender DesignsCreative DirectorMark JohnsonPhotographerMarc TousignantAgencyBionic Egg
Susan Bender New York fashion wordmark

Brand / New York

Timeless, precise and intentionally quiet.

Editorial fashion, built to sell.

The site gives the garments space to lead while the shopping experience remains direct, intuitive and easy to maintain.

01

Brand refinement

A cleaner, more modern expression that preserves the identity Susan had established over time.

02

UX + interface

Collection, category and product paths shaped around how customers discover and compare garments.

03

E-commerce

A responsive store developed for product launches, flexible merchandising and confident purchasing.

04

Organic SEO

Ongoing search and performance support designed to keep the site visible as the business evolves.

Customer shopping Susan Bender fashion collection on a mobile phone

Digital / Mobile Commerce

Designed to shop from anywhere.

Susan Bender New York

One restrained system, from collection discovery through purchase.

Susan Bender e-commerce home, collection and product page designs

Editorial commerce

The collection stays at the center of every page.

Collection, home and product templates balance editorial photography with practical shopping tools, making the brand feel elevated without making the store difficult to use.01
Susan Bender responsive fashion store on tablet and phone

Responsive shopping

A complete store, considered for every screen.

Product discovery, filtering and purchase details translate cleanly from desktop to mobile while retaining the brand’s restrained visual language.02
Susan Bender fashion website displayed across three tablets

Digital system

Designed to evolve with the business.

Flexible layouts support collection launches, individual product stories and ongoing updates while SEO monitoring keeps performance part of the long-term conversation.03

Brand, commerce and support working together

A store that could keep pace with the business.

5.0Clutch.coVerified client review

Susan gained a polished e-commerce presence, dependable support and a long-term digital partner who could respond as the collection and business changed.

01

Online selling

A visual website became a complete e-commerce destination where clients could discover and purchase the collection.

02

Responsive partnership

Issues, updates and new ideas were handled quickly, with practical guidance beyond the original scope.

03

Ongoing performance

SEO and site monitoring became part of the continuing relationship as Susan’s business evolved.

The collection, seen with clarity.

Photography gives the digital experience its pace, texture and point of view. Clean light, close detail and restrained composition keep the focus on Susan Bender’s leatherwork.

Photography · Marc Tousignant
Susan Bender New York 2026 fashion campaign photographed by Marc Tousignant
Susan Bender New YorkCampaign photography · Marc Tousignant
Model wearing a white Susan Bender leather moto jacket photographed by Marc Tousignant
Model wearing a stone Susan Bender leather jacket photographed by Marc Tousignant
Portrait of a model in a white Susan Bender leather jacket photographed by Marc Tousignant
Back view of a stone Susan Bender leather jacket photographed by Marc Tousignant
Detail of a white Susan Bender leather jacket with gold zippers photographed by Marc Tousignant

Material / Detail

Every zipper, seam and proportion matters.

Close compositions turn construction details into part of the visual language of the brand.
Detail of a stone Susan Bender leather jacket photographed by Marc Tousignant

Product photography

Built for the collection page and the close look.

White Susan Bender leather moto jacket product photograph by Marc Tousignant
Stone Susan Bender leather jacket product photograph by Marc Tousignant

Then / Now

A long-running digital partnership.

The original Susan Bender online shop established the foundation for a retail experience that has continued to evolve with the collection.
Original Susan Bender New York online shop designed by Bionic Egg

Client perspective

★★★★★
“Mark was everything I could’ve wanted from a developer.”
Susan Bender · President, Susan Bender Designs

5.0 / Verified Clutch.co phone interview

“The site is amazing! Mark has handled any issues I’ve brought up right away. He’s made a lot of calls and emails on my behalf to make certain things happen so I don’t have to.”

“Along the way, he’s offered me additional suggestions like using MailChimp, trying new features, etc. He really cares about the success of our business.”

“Mark responds to people who just want the most for their business. He’s a nice guy, which is why our dynamic worked so well. We both just want the best for each other.”

Quality 5.0Schedule 5.0Cost 5.0Willing to refer 5.0
Susan Bender luxury fashion e-commerce website displayed on a desktop computer

Client perspective

“He really cares about the success of our business.”
Susan BenderPresident, Susan Bender Designs

Project credits

Susan Bender
New York

Agency
Bionic Egg
Creative Director
Mark Johnson
Photographer
Marc Tousignant
Services
Industry
Luxury fashion · E-commerce
Market
New York City