Why we sell direct, with no middlemen

When you buy a bag in a multi-brand boutique, its margin has typically been tripled compared to the cost of production. For a bag of equivalent quality, the gap between a distributed brand and a direct-to-customer brand is easily five hundred pounds. We chose direct-to-customer. No physical store. No multi-brand resellers. You order on our […]

Three generations in an Italian atelier

Our partner atelier sits in Italy, in a region naturally associated with leather and luxury craftsmanship. The atelier is family-run. Forty people work there, including a significant portion who belong to a single lineage — founding grandfather, fathers and uncles who took over, nephews, cousins learning the craft today. We chose this atelier for three […]

Full-grain leather, Italian suede: the material that makes the piece

It all starts with the hide. The choice of leather and suede determines what your bag will live through in five, ten, twenty years. For our structured pieces (Caravella, Soho Stroll, Pallermo, Cyprus), we use European-origin full-grain leather. Full-grain means the top layer of the hide is preserved intact, with no sanding or chemical treatment […]