Alphonse leather backpack

Alphonse leather backpack

475,00 € EUR
475,00 € EUR
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Made in France in a Parisian factory 🇫🇷

Colours available : Honey (camel), Chocolate (chocolate), Dark.

In full grain leather (dimension : 30 x 39 x 12,5 cm)

Customizable: you can add the text of your choice inside

Leather backpack for man or woman simple and elegant. Perfect to accompany you in your daily life, this Alphonse backpack with its vintage style is made to last. It is made in France in a factory located in the heart of Paris. The leather used is full grain cowhide leather, vegetable tanned.

Vegetable tanned leather

The leathers we use for our products are carefully selected from the best Spanish, French and Italian tanneries.

How to take care of your leather bag?

To prevent leather from drying out, cracking or discoloring unevenly, try to protect it from direct heat and sunlight for prolonged periods.

Step 1: Remove impurities and dust Using a soft cloth, wipe the surface and every corner of the leather of your bag.

Step 2: Apply nourishing beeswax-based milk Using a clean cloth, apply the milk delicately and in a single, very thin layer to make it penetrate well. This step helps protect your leather bag against drying out as well as nourishing and waterproofing it.

Step 3: Polish the leather piece

After application, let the leather rest for a few moments then buff it using a soft, clean cloth.

HOW DOES CUSTOMIZATION WORK?

To make your piece even more unique, we suggest you add a text, a quote, initials, a first or last name, a date... to your piece of leather goods.

1 - Add your text in the space provided: 'Personalization'

Read again carefully.

Please note: the larger your message, the smaller the text will be.

For accessories: maximum 10 characters.

For bags and pouches: maximum 100 characters.

2 - Your text is then engraved by our craftsmen on your piece using laser engraving

The laser burns the leather very lightly, your text will always be black/brown.

3 - Made to measure in our Paris Workshop

Please note: no returns possible for personalized pieces.

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Historical know-how

workshop made in France

Your piece is made in a family factory making pieces with quality, precision, finesse resulting from the passion and nobility of our craftsmen.

Our know-how is historic. It is the fruit of a heritage passed down from generation to generation.

Mixed with full-grain, vegetable-tanned leather for guaranteed longevity.

Vegetable tanned leather, the most durable

The leathers we use for our products are carefully selected from the best Spanish, French and Italian tanneries.

These family tanneries have exceptional know-how and supply the most exclusive luxury brands, while ensuring they apply the best practices of sustainable development with regard to their water consumption and the treatment of their waste.

frequently asked Questions

Why call this backpack Alphonse?

Alphonse de Lamartine is an emblematic figure of French poetry and romanticism. A lover of travel, and in particular of the Orient, this poet in search of an existential meaning inspires Valet de pique to create his first backpack, “Alphonse”. What's better than a backpack for traveling? “There is no man more complete than the one who has traveled a lot, who has changed the form of his thought and his life twenty times” - Lamartine

Timeless leather backpack

The Alphonse leather backpack takes a classic backpack design. Our desire is to create a piece that is the fruit of 60 years of know-how, a backpack that will stand the test of time. This is why each backpack is numbered and dated to mark the piece over time and make it unique.

Where is this leather backpack made?

Alphonse is made in a factory in the heart of Paris. In a family business that has worked in the field since 1920, as a saddler, saddler, harness maker. It is currently the fifth generation that runs the company. Product quality is their watchword. I might as well tell you that this bag is solid.

What leather is used and where does it come from?

The leather comes from a family tannery that has worked with leather for decades, combining craftsmanship and cutting-edge techniques. The vegetable tanning process is based on the use of tannins, extracted from the bark of trees which are responsible for transforming animal skin into a material resistant to the effects of time. A natural aging quality which will even increase the characteristics of the leather making it unique: color, shine, expression…