One girl. Five characters. A limited edit.
I started this collection with a shape. Not too big, not too small. Structured enough to hold its form, light enough to live in. Crossbody for the first errand, handbag for the last stop of the night.
But I don't do basic. So from one shape, I built five characters. Same girl, five moods, each handmade in top-quality leather, suede or hide, finished in brass that gives every bag its own identity. Little treasures, made to last a lifetime.
ADITYA
Sunrise has competition now. Tan suede meets a darker, tone-on-tone genuine leather body. A saddle-piped edge holds the shape exactly where hand-cut leather wants to soften. Trimmed in hand-set brass chainmail, finished in gold.
IVY
Nature's prettiest warning. Moss suede and deep green leather, the same brass chainmail trim, with a pull that's hard to name.
RED RUBY
Subtle left the building. Black leather flap, a body cut from African springbok with a natural flow all its own, painted in a rich fire red. Finished with a hand-set brass toggle, in silver.
ISIS
Goddess, but make it minimal. A single wave of black leather, draped and sculpted, closed on a fine brass chain, finished in gold.
MEA
Mea the Marvellous Mistress. Mine. Maybe yours. Black genuine leather, snake-embossed, threaded through with extra long fringes that move with you, finished with a gold chainmail handle and a detachable crossbody strap.
Made in limited production
“Limited on purpose, to stay truly unique. If you’re after something rare, and a little unwilling to blend in, this is your bag.”
Why a saddle bag
We didn't pick this shape by accident. Saddle bags were built to work, structured enough to hold their form, small enough to move with you, made to sit close to the body. We kept the function. We added the edge.
In the stable, not the studio
We shot Saddle & Stitch in a horse stable. Leather belongs near leather. Saddle bags belong near saddles.
Patricia's Atelier
Every clasp, every link of chain is brass, designed and made in our own atelier. The bags are handmade in small numbers by artisans who've worked with us for more than 20 years. No two are ever quite the same. It's the closest thing a small atelier has to a signature.
If a piece sells out, you'll be given the choice of a full refund or a made-to-order piece, ready in about three weeks.
No excess. No shortcuts. No compromises.
We don't create for seasons. We create for stories.
“Five characters. One is yours.
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Patricia Bos
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