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The Collection

The First Collection

Bags that bend to you


Italian leather bags made in curved forms, adaptive structure, and original hardware, developed through wear.

Made in small quantities near Florence, Italy.

The first release

Alexandras

The Top-handle bag

A sculptural top-handle bag built around the signature hardware, with the strongest formal presence in the collection.

Kathleens

The Everyday shoulder bag

An everyday shoulder and crossbody bag designed for work, travel, and the spaces between.

Logans

The Compact crossbody bag

A compact crossbody shaped to sit close and move easily through the city.

Jonathans

The Envelope Bag

Handheld design for a computer, documents, and the objects in your life.

Two small forms

Lilians and Aylas

Small leather goods that hold the small things in life.

The design

Each form begins with the body, not a flat outline. The hardware is original, developed by the founder from sketch to clay model to producer refinement. The leather is sourced in Italy and chosen for how it wears over time, not only how it looks when new.

Full craft and construction → Craft & Materials
Form

Made on the body

By the founder before initial development with the Atelier.

Hardware

Built, not sourced

Designed like jewelry in strong, functional brass forms.

Leather

Chosen to last

Italian. Selected for feel, structure, usage, and how it softens in wear.

Production

Small Runs, Italy

Limited quantities per form. Each run closely followed by artisans.

Les Tells hardware and leather detail
Hardware detail · close crop

Connector ring or strap feed — metal against leather.

The names

Les Tells began with "The Tells," a family nickname that became the name of the house. Each model is named after a member of the founder's family.

A family nickname that became the name of a house.

First access

Small quantities.

The first collection is limited. Waitlist members receive access before the release opens publicly, along with timing, materials, and pre-order details.

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