August 2026

The Details Behind the Collection

A collection of six is small enough that every piece has to justify itself. What connects them is not a logo or a hardware signature but a short list of decisions we made once and then applied across the range.

Texture instead of print

The Ivory uses a textured PU with a woven surface treatment across the body. It adds depth without any visible branding, and it is the reason a pale bag at this price does not look flat or plasticky in daylight — which is the usual giveaway. Smooth trim at the handles and base panel gives the contrast.

A bow that holds its shape

On the Emerald Green, the bow is sculpted rather than stitched flat, so it keeps a soft three-dimensional shape and catches the light instead of flattening against the body of the bag. It is also the only piece in the range with silver-tone hardware — a cooler alternative that suits that particular green better than gold would.

Handles, anchored properly

The Cobalt Blue carries twin rolled top handles, stitched to a reinforced anchor point, plus the detachable strap. Three ways to carry one bag, which is why it is the piece that ends up doing commute duty. Gold-tone feet on the base keep the bottom off the floor.

Bases that hold the line

Reinforcement is applied where a bag is meant to stay upright and left out where it would only add weight. The Ruby Red has structured side panels and a reinforced base so it stands on a desk or a restaurant floor. The Sage Green has a flat base that lets it stand without tipping. The Emerald and the Cobalt are both built on a reinforced flat base.

Hardware you can live with

Gold-tone across the core range, brushed on the Ruby Red so it resists fingerprints, and kept deliberately small on the Sage and the Ivory so the colour does the talking rather than the metal.

The same interior standard

Polyester twill lining in every piece. Pockets vary by bag — an interior zip pocket and two slip pockets in the Blush Pink, a slip pocket for a phone in the Ruby Red and the Sage Green — but the standard of finish does not.

None of this is visible in a photograph. All of it is visible after a year.

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