Care

Every piece I make is full-grain natural leather. It is not coated in plastic, so it behaves like a natural material: it takes on the marks of your life, darkens, softens, and grows a patina that no two bags will ever share. Cared for simply, a piece will outlast you. Here is all it really needs.

Everyday

Use it. Leather is happiest in use - the oils from your hands keep it supple. Small scratches and a deepening colour are not damage; they are the piece becoming yours.

If it gets wet

Rain is fine. If a piece gets wet, do not dry it by a radiator or in the sun - the heat is what cracks leather, not the water. Wipe off the excess with a soft cloth and let it dry slowly at room temperature, away from direct heat. It may darken where it was wet; this usually evens out as it dries.

Keeping it fed

A few times a year, or when the leather starts to look thirsty, treat it with a little leather conditioner. Less is always more: a thin layer on a soft cloth, worked in gently, then buffed. Test on a hidden spot first, as conditioners can darken leather slightly.

Storing it

When a piece is resting, keep it somewhere dry that can breathe - a cotton dust bag or a soft cloth, never a sealed plastic bag, which traps moisture. Loosely fill a bag with tissue or a soft cloth so it holds its shape, and keep it out of long, direct sunlight.

The edges

Keep them from constant scraping and they will stay smooth for years.

If something goes wrong

I make every piece by hand, so I stand behind it. If a manufacturing fault shows up - something comes unglued, a seam gives way, a thread breaks - I'll repair it. Free of charge. I offer a one-year guarantee on my workmanship: within that time I'll fix any manufacturing fault that comes down to how the piece was made. You write to me, send a photo, and I take care of the rest.

Natural wear and the patina leather takes on over time are not faults - they are the sign that a piece is made of real, living leather, and that you use it every day. The guarantee covers the workmanship, not the normal marks of the years.

Treated kindly, leather does not wear out - it wears in.

- Alexandra