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Robe makes travel bags from natural hair-on cowhide. Each one is cut by hand, numbered, and exists only once.
Hair-on cowhide is a natural material, so no two hides carry the same pattern. Brown magpie, black and white, tricolour: we choose the markings first and design the bag around them.
That is why a Robe piece is photographed as it is. The pattern you see is the one you receive.
Our artisans have practised this craft for years. They place each pattern by hand to keep the finest markings, then edge every seam in leather so the bag holds its shape.
Handles, straps and piping are full-grain leather. Zips, feet and sliders are solid brass.
Every Robe bag is made with love, from skin of animals raised for food. No animal is ever raised or killed for its hide.
We believe skin deserves not to be wasted. By using it, we honour the animal and preserve its pattern and character for years.
Made by our artisans in Pakistan, then checked and numbered in Paris. Each piece carries its own number, and when a hide is sold it never comes back.
You can add up to three initials, hot-stamped on the leather plate, free of charge.
Brush the hair in its natural direction and keep it away from water and direct heat. The leather of the handles darkens with time: that is intended.
A Robe bag is not meant to stay new. It is meant to travel with you and look better for it.