The Beauty of Age
Just as we change with age and life experience, so will our premium vegetable tanned leather handbags. The leather will patina beautifully as you enjoy it in your everyday life. The photo captures some of the stages your bag will go through on its journey.
Why People Love us...
Style meets Function
Our first bag was born in 2016. We had just met a shoemaker who was closing because he said "the world does not want handmade shoes anymore." We were heart broken for him and bought two pairs of his hand-sewn shoes that day.
He had the most beautiful collection of hides sitting on a table. At the time, we did not know how to work with them but when it came time to replace my work tote those beautiful hides came to mind and we set out looking for a bag with that quality of leather for my birthday. We searched but found nothing as simple and effortless as the bag in my head, so my husband surprised me with our first hide and said "let's get the bag out of your head."
Our simply goal was to make a bag out of the most beautiful leather we could find that would stand the test of time. The medium tote was born, and is still one of our most popular bags.
Timeless Craftmanship
From the day, we have been committed to quality craftsmanship. We use century old techniques of hand crafting a leather bag complete with hand stitching and hand hammered rivets. They truly are a work of art.
Made in the USA
We are a small woman-owned business that works together in our atelier (home workshop) with a small team of women to bring each of these bags out of the hides, one stitch at a time.
hides have character
Perfectly Unique Hides
We source our leather from USA and Italian tanneries that have been perfecting the traditional craft of vegetable tanning. A labor-intensive method, it produces superior leathers full of character and also the least impactful on the environment. Hides come in different grades and we use only the premium grade hides for our pieces. All hides have unique markings and surface character making them all unique and beautiful.
Customization
Cope & Co is able to make your handmade leather bag even more personal with an inscription of your choice. This will make your bag even more memorable and will be a keepsake that is a beautiful and elegant.