Independence comes at a price. Here’s what it is.

Woven leather preparation in Point.À la ligne parisian atelier.

I’m often asked this question—about the price of a bag. Not directly, but through a hesitation when it comes time to say the number, or a silence after the quote. This question deserves a clear answer. But to answer it, we must start with another: why this brand exists, and what its independence demands.

An independent brand in 2026

Independent means that every decision is made here. The pace is set by the house; no external schedule constrains the creative process.

Independent means that every choice—from tanning to dyeing, from thread to price—is mine. The production time for a bag is determined by the bag itself, and by it alone. The number of pieces delivered is exactly what the house can produce well—no more, no less. Saddle-stitching remains saddle-stitching, even when a machine would save time.

Independent means that the house lives off what it sells. What comes in is what has been made. What goes out is what the house has chosen.

What independence does to the leather and the craftsmanship

Because the house depends on no one, it can choose the most demanding leather.

It is full-grain leather, an Ingrassato from a tannery that still practices vegetable tanning. Three to six months to transform a raw hide into leather ready for work. Water, bark, time. Our leather is alive. It retains the memory of the craftsmanship. It catches the light differently depending on the piece. It develops a patina.

Because the house is independent, it can choose the slowest stitching method.

It is saddle-stitching. Two needles, a linen thread waxed with beeswax, one stitch at a time. It is the rhythm of the hand, one that no machine can replicate. Each stitch is knotted, independent of the others: if one gives way one day, the seam holds. A bag from this house takes more than twenty hours to make, including seven to eight hours of sewing. Twenty hours is three days in the workshop for a single piece.

Because the house is independent, it can take the time it needs.

Each bag is made to order, in three to four weeks. The edges are dyed with beeswax and smoothed by hand using heat. Each piece is inspected one by one. Everything remains in the workshop, from the first to the last step.

Every technical decision the brand makes is a consequence of this freedom.

What independence chooses

Independence is evident in what we do. It is also evident in what we choose not to do anymore.

The house chooses to speak when it has something to say. No media buys, no global campaigns. Every word comes from here.

The house chooses its location based on what it makes, not on foot traffic. The workshop is on Rue Richer, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, and is open by appointment.

The house sets its own pace. Cadence is the collection, and it will remain available as long as it makes sense. It will evolve according to inspiration and desire.

The house sets a fair price, and sticks to it. Every day of the year. A seasonal discount would imply that the price wasn’t fair the rest of the time.

What you’re really buying

A bag from this house costs what it costs because it embodies all of this. Leather chosen for its density and long tanning process. A slow, time-consuming craft. A Parisian workshop that delivers when the piece is ready. And a house free to make its own choices.

When I learned to sew, I sought to understand one thing: what are we really paying for when we buy a bag?

I know the answer now.

We pay for a material, for time, for craftsmanship. We also pay, in silence, for the fact that someone, somewhere, is following the radical path they have set for themselves.

That is what you will find here. It is all here.

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