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Crafting Process
Original Tannery Leather
All the prepared paper patterns must be clearly marked with seam allowances, hole positions, and part numbers, and stored in envelopes for backup (with a tolerance of ≤0.5mm)
Precision Prototyping
Every leather piece cut for your bag gets a chalk-code mark before leaving the workshop. Think of it as a DNA tag – this simple but crucial step ensures zero mix-ups during assembly.
Next comes edge painting. We apply layers slowly just like Hermès does, let them dry naturally, and our experts who used to work at Hermès make sure it’s flawless.
Good edges cost money, but they’re worth it.
Take the Hermès Lindy as an example: its seemingly simple structure involves complex manual steps.
The base requires hand-hammering to flatten specific areas, followed by bonding with high-end European adhesives. Each glue application demands meticulous precision to ensure even distribution.
No shortcuts. Just old-school craftsmanship.
or the Lindy handbag, every handle is meticulously hand-stitched, ensuring each stitch is evenly spaced and flawlessly aligned.
Each bag is entirely hand-sewn, which demands significant labor costs. Our artisans’ hands bear countless needle pricks to perfect a single piece – a testament to why our prices reflect this painstaking craftsmanship.
Scrapped, not salvaged – our only tolerance is zero tolerance.
Leather prices have surged since 2019, and sourcing high-quality hides has become extremely challenging—especially those from the same tanneries supplying Hermès and Chanel.
To ensure we’re always ready for your custom orders, we keep a large inventory of original tannery leather. Every hide is stored in climate-controlled environments with precise temperature and humidity management, monitored daily by our team.
To ensure we’re always ready for your custom orders, we keep a large inventory of original tannery leather. Every hide is stored in climate-controlled environments with precise temperature and humidity management, monitored daily by our team.
Pattern Making
One master pattern maker with 20 years of bag-making expertise runs our workshop.
This craftsman is critical – only seasoned hands can create truly 1:1 templates and prototypes. That’s how we guarantee your bag will be an exact match to the original.
This craftsman is critical – only seasoned hands can create truly 1:1 templates and prototypes. That’s how we guarantee your bag will be an exact match to the original.
All the prepared paper patterns must be clearly marked with seam allowances, hole positions, and part numbers, and stored in envelopes for backup (with a tolerance of ≤0.5mm)
Precision Prototyping
After finalizing the pattern, our master craftsmen create initial prototypes and refine them through multiple iterations. Each version undergoes laser precision scanning to verify millimeter-level accuracy.
While most workshops stop at 1-2 revisions for bags under $1,000, we insist on 6-8 rounds of prototyping to achieve true 1:1 replication. Yes, this rigor doubles our production costs – but it’s why our quality outshines the rest.
While most workshops stop at 1-2 revisions for bags under $1,000, we insist on 6-8 rounds of prototyping to achieve true 1:1 replication. Yes, this rigor doubles our production costs – but it’s why our quality outshines the rest.
Three prototypes minimum before leather touches blade.
7-stage prototyping – because 99% isn’t enough.
Die Cutting Preparation
We only begin die production after prototypes pass rigorous checks. Our cutting dies are imported directly from Atelier Maurice Favier in France, with each set costing up to $8,500.
This investment ensures 0.01mm precision – because flawless dies are the foundation of every perfect bag, just like those crafted for Hermès.
This investment ensures 0.01mm precision – because flawless dies are the foundation of every perfect bag, just like those crafted for Hermès.
Italian steel dies, 0.01mm tolerance guaranteed.
Die costs reflect precision, not markup.
Material Cutting
Cutting leather demands a sharp eye. Every hide has flaws to avoid, and each bag must come from a single hide to ensure perfect grain matching. That’s why we accept up to 15% leather loss – nearly double the industry standard of 8%.
For exotic skins (think crocodile or lizard), our master artisans perform freehand cutting with surgical precision, guided only by the pattern. No machines, just decades of muscle memory. Yes, it costs more. But that’s how we guarantee your bag mirrors the original stitch-for-stitch.
Every leather piece cut for your bag gets a chalk-code mark before leaving the workshop. Think of it as a DNA tag – this simple but crucial step ensures zero mix-ups during assembly.
Leather Preprocessing
After cutting, every leather piece gets hand-prepped. Uneven spots are rolled flat with special tools, thicker areas are carefully sanded. It’s slow, sweat-and-skill work – push too hard and the leather tears.
Next comes edge painting. We apply layers slowly just like Hermès does, let them dry naturally, and our experts who used to work at Hermès make sure it’s flawless.
Good edges cost money, but they’re worth it.
Take the Hermès Lindy as an example: its seemingly simple structure involves complex manual steps.
The base requires hand-hammering to flatten specific areas, followed by bonding with high-end European adhesives. Each glue application demands meticulous precision to ensure even distribution.
No shortcuts. Just old-school craftsmanship.
Precision Sewing
Our stitching threads are imported original factory materials, identical to the authentic ones.
or the Lindy handbag, every handle is meticulously hand-stitched, ensuring each stitch is evenly spaced and flawlessly aligned.
Each bag is entirely hand-sewn, which demands significant labor costs. Our artisans’ hands bear countless needle pricks to perfect a single piece – a testament to why our prices reflect this painstaking craftsmanship.
While Hermès authentic bags also rely heavily on hand-stitching, longer seams are machine-finished for precision and consistency. We follow the exact same process: handwork for critical details and industrial sewing machines for long, straight seams.
Our equipment matches the industry’s highest standards (ordinary machines simply can’t replicate the original’s clean lines). These tools require heavy investment, but experienced eyes can immediately recognize the quality.
Semi-Finished Assemblies
Every semi-finished piece rests for days before moving forward — patience is part of the craft.
These bags aren’t just stitched; they’re infused with an artisan’s heart and soul.
These bags aren’t just stitched; they’re infused with an artisan’s heart and soul.
True 1:1 quality lives in the invisible: layers of hidden details inside, hand-finished edges you can’t see, and joints so precise they feel destined, not glued.
Cheap imitations skip these steps, but this unseen craftsmanship is why our bags breathe the essence of the originals.
Hardware & Trimmings
A bag may look simple, but each demands over 80 meticulous steps. Our hardware? Authentic down to the screws – no hidden shortcuts.
What you see is what we dare to zoom in on
What you see is what we dare to zoom in on
Edge Binding & Forming
The final step is hand-shaped perfection.
Our craftsmen meticulously mold each bag’s structure – only years of experience can achieve that exact silhouette.
Our craftsmen meticulously mold each bag’s structure – only years of experience can achieve that exact silhouette.
Quality Control & Production Capacity
A team of 12 skilled artisans can only make 8 bags a day – that’s 1.5 days per bag. Every piece survives 8 ruthless quality checks. Found a tiny stitch error? Back to the workshop. A scratched buckle? Straight to the scrap pile. We throw away 1 in 10 bags (most factories just “fix” flaws to save money).
This insanity costs us 20% more than competitors. But when 8 out of 10 clients come back year after year, we’ve learned: perfection beats cheap prices every time.
You’re not paying for a bag. You’re paying for the 20 years of craft we pour into every stitch and the courage to scrap anything less than flawless.
You’re not paying for a bag. You’re paying for the 20 years of craft we pour into every stitch and the courage to scrap anything less than flawless.
Scrapped, not salvaged – our only tolerance is zero tolerance.