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KEEP IT DRY


LEATHER LOVES A GOOD SPLASH OF ADVENTURE, BUT NOT A DUNK IN THE RAIN. IF IT GETS WET, GENTLY BLOT WITH A SOFT CLOTH AND LET IT AIR DRY NATURALLY. NO DIRECT HEAT – YOUR BAG NEEDS ITS BEAUTY SLEEP, NOT A SAUNA SESSION.

GIVE IT SPACE


LIKE ANY GOOD RELATIONSHIP, YOUR LEATHER BAG NEEDS ROOM TO BREATHE. STORE IT IN A COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT TO AVOID FADING OR CRACKING. FOR EXTRA LOVE, STUFF IT WITH TISSUE OR A DUST BAG TO HELP IT KEEP ITS SHAPE WHEN NOT IN USE.

TREAT IT TO SOME TLC


EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, GIVE YOUR BAG A GENTLE WIPE WITH A SOFT CLOTH TO REMOVE DIRT OR DUST. IF IT NEEDS A LITTLE EXTRA ATTENTION, USE A LEATHER CONDITIONER TO KEEP THE LEATHER SOFT AND SUPPLE. THINK OF IT AS A SPA DAY FOR YOUR BAG.

AVOID SHARP OBJECTS


LEATHER IS TOUGH, BUT IT’S NOT INVINCIBLE. KEEP IT AWAY FROM SHARP OBJECTS OR ROUGH SURFACES THAT MIGHT LEAVE SCRATCHES OR SCUFFS. YOUR BAG DESERVES TO KEEP ITS SMOOTH LOOK.

HANDLE WITH CARE


WHEN YOU'RE CARRYING YOUR BAG, TRY TO USE THE STRAPS RATHER THAN PULLING ON THE LEATHER ITSELF. THIS KEEPS EVERYTHING IN TOP CONDITION.

WITH A BIT OF LOVE AND ATTENTION, YOUR LEATHER COMPANION WILL GROW EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL OVER TIME—DEVELOPING ITS OWN UNIQUE PATINA AND BECOMING MORE AND MORE YOU.

PLEASE NOTE

LEATHER IS A NATURAL MATERIAL. SUBTLE VARIATIONS IN GRAIN, COLOUR, OR THE GENTLE SOFTENING OVER TIME ARE CONSIDERED PART OF ITS BEAUTY — NOT FAULTS. WITH CARE, YOUR BAG WILL AGE GRACEFULLY, BECOMING UNIQUELY YOURS