Asprey

[KFashion]

I wanted to start an official thread dedicated to all things Asprey. I purchased my first Asprey handbag and love it!

 

[KFashion]

I don’t see a lot of posts here on Asprey bags, so thought I’d share what I got for my wife this Christmas. She loves tote bags and usually uses a Neverfull. I looked at a Delvaux D Tote but eventually settled on an Asprey Harbour due to its unique use of woven horsehair. Several of the Harbour colourways use woven horsehair as the featured strip in the middle.

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In the “cranberry” version that I settled on, the lighter strips flanking the dark middle strip of nubuck are horsehair. This also makes the cranberry less expensive than the other colourways. I was also sold on the orange-pink horsehair blend that reminded me of padparadscha sapphires. Whilst not disclosed by Asprey, the woven horsehair is presumably sourced from John Boyd in Castle Cary as they are one of the last horsehair weavers still in operation. Woven horsehair fabric uses with a cotton warp with a horsehair weft, the hair being sourced from the tail of the horse.

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The bag itself is made primarily from bullskin (taurillon), including the nubuck section. The interior is made from kidskin. There is also a zipped pochette included. All hardware is palladium-plated, including the feet on the bottom of the bag. Whilst the hides are sourced from France and elsewhere on the continent, Asprey still manufactures on the premises, with the leather and jewellery workshops located above the retail space of the New Bond Street store (the new flagship store is around the corner on Bruton Street). Some Asprey bags are also supplied with a kidskin pillow to assist with shape retention during storage; I enquired about this and was kindly provided with one.

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Despite being more famous today for jewellery, Asprey – like Louis Vuitton – has a long history of making luggage, being first granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment in 1862 as “dressing case, travelling bag & writing case manufacturers” to HM Queen Victoria. The quality and finish of the Harbour Tote affirms the reputational excellence of Asprey goods. Happy wife, happy life, right?

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Gorgeous bag!!

 

[Passerine123]

Asprey makes gorgeous bags and the quality is excellent. I just wish they offered more bags in non-exotic leathers. Also that they included more bag interior shots on their website.

 

[LJNLori]

Hi all. Was just looking at their website and love the bags. Has anyone bought one lately? And I agree, too many exotics for those of us who are non-exotic lovers. Posting some pictures of bags I thought were especially gorgeous. I love the yellow bag and would buy one in a heartbeat, but not in exotic. Reminds me of the H Victoria, but in a more manageable size and shape.

 

[Cardinalis]

My understanding from speaking with their customer service team is that there are sometimes items that are in stock but are not on their website. Asprey recently relocated from New Bond Street to Bruton Street so there might be older stock available with the previous branding that isn’t on there either. Won’t hurt to call and ask.