Design inspiration
Valextra's leather goods have always been inspired by architecture, emphasizing clean vision and precise proportions , using leather to construct functional and beautiful handbags.
The goddess Isis with her wings spread out, from a coffin painting from the 25th Dynasty of Egypt
The name of the Iside series comes from Isis , the patron saint of nature and magic in ancient Egyptian mythology, and the body lines of the bag are inspired by the pyramid structure.
This color-blocked Iside crossbody bag is from the 2018 Fall/Winter "Enchanted Forest" series. The designer extracted pigments from natural things such as forests, skies, sunsets, pebbles, etc. and used them as the color of the bag, which is cool and a little mysterious.
· Contrast color stitching ·
The color matching design of the bag is very exquisite. The bag body is based on low-saturation dark green , like a quiet and sleeping forest; the corner of the flap is spliced with navy blue details, as if looking at the night sky through the treetops; the lemon yellow is the gradually bright morning light.
The proportions of the bag are also very delicate, not just a simple and rigid square outline. The narrow upper and wide lower trapezoidal structure ensures the stability of the bag, and the rounded corners make the bag more cute. It is made of semi-matte Martellato calfskin , which retains the natural texture of the leather, feels delicate and soft, and gives the bag a soft tone like oil paint.
· Rotating lock ·
The buckle design of the bag also continues the minimalist style, with a simple and neat rectangular rotating lock without any extra embellishments. After rotating 90°, a square hidden buttonhole is revealed.
The Valextra brand logo is discreetly engraved on the side, and the inside is carefully inlaid with leather in the same color as the handbag.
· Removable shoulder strap·
The bag is equipped with a detachable shoulder strap, and the connecting buckle design is also very clever - gently push down the buckle to put the shoulder strap buckle ring into the groove, and then push up to secure it, and the shoulder strap installation process is completed.
The shoulder strap can be adjusted in length through the buttonholes, with the shortest being 54cm and the longest being 61cm, to meet different needs of single shoulder or crossbody. Valextra has also thoughtfully designed a series of interchangeable shoulder straps. This wide shoulder strap decorated with wool tassels matches this dark green Iside handbag very well.
What can this bag hold?
What’s even more thoughtful is that each Valextra bag has a unique gold-stamped code printed inside , which not only marks the year of completion, but can also be traced back to the craftsman who made the bag through the code . Afterwards, the maintenance and repair of the bag will be given priority to the craftsman who created it, giving the bag owner a sense of exclusivity.
The bag is lined with nude leather, with a flat inner pocket with dark green piping on the back, and a large compartment that is very spacious.
We put an iPhone X, a key case, a notebook, a pen, a pack of tissues, a bottle of perfume, a lipstick and a pair of Airpods in the bag and still had room to spare.
Valextra Iside Colorblock Crossbody Bag
- Size: 20cm long x 15cm high x 10cm wide
- Shoulder strap length 54-61 cm
- Weight: 420g
Diorodeo calfskin flap bag
