1st Dibs // Introducing the East West Bag

Introducing the East West Bag. A classic silhouette crafted in Italian leather, sized for the everyday. Double zippers adorned with a looped leather pull and gold plated hardware stamped with the JH logo.

"I wanted that moment of discovery, when you first open the bag, to elicit the same emotional response as the first time you try on the Penny Loafers, that audible gasp. It's a fall in love moment. "

"I've been wanting to really take time to craft bags I love. We carry them around a lot before actually deciding to make them." 

"Making handbags is hard! I have had to learn something new, and if you know my story, the company was built on this energy of diving into the unknown, that of making shoes. Making bags has also been a steep learning curve and I love that. " 

" I have been trying to infuse a sense of effortlessness into the bags I have made. A step away from anything too polished. It's in the undone-ness I like to hover. Designed to be extra soft and smooshy, something to hug and tuck underarm. I wanted the strap to fall off the shoulder with a can't be bothered easiness."

" The East West has that beautiful elongation, and refined craftsmanship. It is also construction using extremely soft Italian skins, and you can tell from the moment you touch it, it is special. When you open it. That is for you."