Against the discarded bag.

A luxury bag is, by its own design, not meant to be disposable. It is built of grained calf, hand-saddle linen, brass — materials that are at their most graceful after the first decade.

The fashion industry produces, in any given year, more leather goods than the planet's reasonable carrying capacity. We work, quietly, at the other end of that arithmetic.

Every bag we restore is one that did not need to be replaced. Every owner who returns is one who chose continuation over consumption. This is not a marketing position — it is the discipline of the trade.

We refuse pieces that should be left alone. We turn away bags that ought to be passed down rather than restored. We hold prices steady so cost is never the reason a piece is thrown out.

If we have done our job well, your bag outlives us.