Chouara Leather Shoulder Bag
R1 450.00
In Stock
Only 2 left from this hide. In the shop now, ready to collect.
2 in the Randburg shop, ready to collect
Collect free in Randburg. Shop No. 25, Oriental Plaza, Ferndale. Shop details
R100 same day around Randburg on in stock items ordered before 13:00 on a weekday.
R150 countrywide, two to four working days. Free over R700.
How your order is made
This one is finished and waiting on the shelf, so it goes out straight away. Most of what we sell is cut to order, and that runs like this.
- 01You order. We take your size, your colour and your address, and your pair joins the week’s cutting list.
- 02We cut. A paper pattern goes down on a whole hide and one pair comes off it. Nothing was stamped out in advance.
- 03We build it. Skived, stitched, soled and burnished by hand at the bench, then checked, because it leaves here with our name on it.
- 04It reaches you. Boxed and handed to the courier, or put on the counter in Randburg for you to collect free.
The story
Chouara is the tannery in Fez where hides have been worked in stone pits for close to a thousand years. Much of the leather that came out of it started as goatskin carried north by caravan from the Hausa cities of Kano and Katsina. We are not in Fez and we do not pretend to be, but this is the bag we cut when we want to make something that would not have looked out of place coming off that road: one large soft body in chocolate leather, a full lining, a zip across the top and a strap you can wear long or short.
Named for Chouara. Made by us.
Care
Wipe with a soft dry cloth. Keep out of direct sun. Feed with a neutral leather balm two or three times a year, more if you wear them hard.
Shipping & returns
Courier delivery across South Africa, quoted at checkout. Free on orders over R700. Pieces we make to order dispatch after the lead time shown above. See our returns policy for full terms.
A soft, unstructured shoulder bag in chocolate leather with an adjustable strap.
Named for the tradition. Made by our hands.