HAND BAGS

He stipulated that he wanted various handbags for his wife, varying in size for different occasions and asked that they be made from the same leather that was being used for his cases and trunks to distinguish them from the then-familiar carpetbag and other travellers cloth bags used by members of the popular classes. obliged and produced the first modern set of luxury handbags, as we would recognize them today, including a clutch and a tote.