New this year, the Baby Berlingot is a bag designed like a glove: supple, precise, made to last. Two lambskin leathers play off one another, one velvety, the other smooth and wonderfully supple, joined by a hand-stitched seam borrowed from our Pilar gloves. The braided leather handle attaches with two hand-shaped carabiner clasps, a discreet nod to the Maison’s glove-making heritage. Compact yet surprisingly spacious, it holds a phone, wallet, keys and gloves with ease, safely tucked behind a zip closure. Carry it by hand, on the shoulder or crossbody; it is available in several leather combinations. Designed by Maison Agnelle, French glove-makers since 1937.
I wanted the Baby Berlingot to be a starting point. Add a Scou pompom, a Linkey key ring or a wrist strap, swap its handle for a braided Amaury shoulder strap, and it becomes a new bag every time. In the morning, I wear it on the shoulder with a striped shirt and jeans; in the evening, I carry it by hand, with gloves in the same leather. It's the bag that goes everywhere with me, and feels a little more like me every day.
The Agnelle ateliers were founded in 1937 in Saint-Junien, France’s “City of the Leather Glove”. The same craftsmanship continues to this day there, inscribing and galvanizing the Agnelle name in its time. For three generations, three visionary and determined women have transmitted the same savoir-faire for the production of the world’s most beautiful glove collections.
Agnelle remains to this day a discreet partner to the greatest fashion labels. In 2006, Agnelle was recognized as a “Living Heritage Enterprise" and since 2011, Agnelle is registered in UNESCO’s “Métiers d’Arts Rares.”
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Today, Agnelle, a family business, continues to advocate delicate, infinitely precise work, the slow pace of which is a sign of unfailing quality.