A great read! Good for Pete & here's to much continued success!

Originally Posted by allanrvj

yup

allan!

would you please concentrate on the bags please!

scruffy men vs. bags... i know it is a difficult decision.

Pete:

can't wait to see your mens collection!

What a wonderful article! Thank you for the link and for the translation! I too love the Ribbon!

Originally Posted by hanyeu

allan! would you please concentrate on the bags please! scruffy men vs. bags... i know it is a difficult decision. Pete: can't wait to see your mens collection!

here are a few mens things...

Originally Posted by hanyeu

allan! would you please concentrate on the bags please! scruffy men vs. bags... i know it is a difficult decision.

I can't! his gorgeousness is distracting!

oy! this one is beeeaauutiful:





the addiction of practical pockets and the different colored lining are very good!

and look at the stitches! it's Hermès-ish.

I you, Pete!

La Van
Pete & Mario
luxury-zurich

Originally Posted by luxury-zurich

here are a few mens things...

oh.. they look lovely!

yes, the zip agenda is my favorite. since it is matt croc in dark brown! can you explain what the pockets are for? particularly on the right side, i don't quite 'get' it with the two small pockets at the bottom.

Originally Posted by hanyeu

oh.. they look lovely! yes, the zip agenda is my favorite. since it is matt croc in dark brown! can you explain what the pockets are for? particularly on the right side, i don't quite 'get' it with the two small pockets at the bottom.

Hi h,

Me too! .. USB card readers!?! .. extra mem sticks? .. will it fit business cards? .. gum!

Originally Posted by hanyeu

oh.. they look lovely! yes, the zip agenda is my favorite. since it is matt croc in dark brown! can you explain what the pockets are for? particularly on the right side, i don't quite 'get' it with the two small pockets at the bottom.

Its a large portfolio that you can slide a note pad in on the right side. The two flat pockets are for business cards are credit cards and are hidden when you have the note pad in. The guy who custom ordered it wanted pockets for his iphone, calculator, business cards, and USB sticks....and a couple pens of course ;-)

lovely handiwork, pete. :) nice to meet you! love the matte croc in coffee color... yummmm...

Originally Posted by allanrvj

oh yes, I've seen him in a Facebook picture before. but Pete is more of my type. LOL Peace to Mario!

lol, allan!

Thanks for sharing la van, I wish I could read it. These bags look fab.

I go so often to Zurich, now I'll be popping by to one of your shops for sure! Great work, going to buy the Vogue mag this week for sure

Originally Posted by luxury-zurich

here's the english translation... As a true connoisseur of leather goods, Peter Nitz designs and creates the lightest of bags, for his eponymous collection Discreet by design, his young brand makes something precious out of the extravagant. If only a few drops of extreme elegance are enough to create addiction, then Peter Nitz is definitely a man to keep an eye on. At 34, this American could quickly become one of the most sought after accessories designers. Objects of addiction: almost insolently luxurious clutches and purses, 100% made by hand in Zürich. Peter Nitz followed his heart to Switzerland 13 years ago, arriving without a work permit. In order to make a living, Peter(the son of an antique dealer) scoured local flea markets and sold his findings on eBay. He has taste for leather, a sharp eye when it comes to vintage (trained in an auction house back in Chicago) and a flair for business: enough to open an online-store and two luxury second-hand shops, one in Zürich, the other in Paris, in which hundreds of Hermès, Vuitton and Gucci bags transit on a regular basis. « Over time, by seeing, touching and feeling, again and again, I became familiar with leather, the finishes, grains and characteristics of the skins...... And I developed a feeling for what is quality, and what is not », explains Peter Nitz. That’s how he began to start designing on his own. The only thing he was missing was the know-how. However, two years of private tutoring by a former Hermès craftsman would do the trick. His tireless search for quality would lead him to find the best materials, premium tanneries, and to composing the perfect toolbox –blades, needles, pliers-, needed for the opening of his workshop last December. « I wanted to do something that would bring back meaning to EXCLUSIVITY », explains Peter Nitz, whose featherweight treasures (some less than 200g on the scale) made of crocodile, lizard or ostrich are handmade with a maximum of two pieces per week. Prototype can take up to two weeks to develop. Clutches, in lagoon blue, blond tobacco, black lacquer or cognac brown, lined with goat or lambskin, require two or three days of work each. Two different lines were launched: - “Masterpieces” : unique, one-of-a-kind pieces adorned with vintage fine jewelry, such as a Van Cleef & Arpels cuff link paved with sapphires, a dragonfly from the Fabergé workshops or a Victorian insect set in rose-cut diamonds, sometimes lay on a silk ribbon - “Atelier” series: more affordable, classic models which are not limited to one piece and can be customized according to the customers wishes. Prices –from $8000 to $24000 - could almost make a kilo of beluga look like a mass market product. Not to mention the option of custom orders, day or travel bags for women and men, nor Peter’s obsession for natural crocodile, the VERY HEIGHT of exotic skins. Fascinated by this understated richness , the clients, described as “the well travelled cosmopolitan woman”, did not take long to come knocking on Peter Nitz’s door, whose next dream is, someday, to make Madonna happy (a antique M shaped brooch set in diamonds is already set aside). Last but not least, he designed storage boxes for his creations, made as jewelry cases, which come with a custom-handle, matching the skin of the precious bag it protects. An aesthetic detail combined with a practical purpose, meant for those clients who are fortunate to own more than one piece; an unbeatable way of picking the desired treasure….Oh, such delicious little things to lust after.

Oh I just saw this. thank you for the translation Pete. Hope I can visit your store someday. Keep up the good work.

Originally Posted by allanrvj

I can't! his gorgeousness is distracting! I you, Pete!

Allan, Mario is equally gorgeous! And both are unbelievably nice and knowledgeable and talented with a fabulous sense of personal style.

Just sayin!

Luxury Shops and pete & Mario rock!

Originally Posted by luxury-zurich

here are a few mens things...

OMG. Both DH and I need a sugar daddy right now.