Ramesh Nair’s Designs
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I love the use of suede for the flap. It won’t crease like finished leather, and it adds subtle texture to the beautiful architecture of the bag. The hinges are
!same thoughts. and is it barenia that they use for the body? so far I'm intrigued.I love the use of suede for the flap. It won’t crease like finished leather, and it adds subtle texture to the beautiful architecture of the bag. The hinges are
they may be handmade, sadddle-stitched, using the finest leather, has old French legacy, blah blah blah, but they're still not hermes (even though they're on the same street, just one block away), so I hope they price them accordingly.
Prices are on the website.
Their heritage leather is described as natural leather, is blind stamped and it does indeed look like Barenia in the pic of the besace. All the Diana bags (which look somewhat shinier in pictures) also seem to all be in this heritage/natural leather. It is an intriguing and risky choice, given how the market (and in particular the all important Asian market) currently highly favors leathers that do not patina… It would be interesting to say how that goes.
I agree. Also Ramesh was very particular about skins at Moynat. I was told he rejected many more than accepted. Will be fascinated to see how the collection unfolds
It's https://josephduclos.com/What is the official JD website? Somehow I am not able to find it
Agreed, it's hard to find. Maybe not yet Google-indexed as it is new. When I searched for "Joseph Duclos" their instagram account is the first on the list, and then LinkedIn pages of random people?!
took me a while to find the website since it's not even on their instagram page but oh wow. €6300 for a relatively unknown bag in regular leather.
If it were me I'd save up €1000 more and get a Kelly from that store down the street.
but that's just me
Edited to add: lovely bags, though. Beautiful but too expensive.
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Exactly! That’s what was happening to me as well. And the official website should be the first one in Google search.It's https://josephduclos.com/
Agreed, it's hard to find. Maybe not yet Google-indexed as it is new. When I searched for "Joseph Duclos" their instagram account is the first on the list, and then LinkedIn pages of random people?!
took me a while to find the website since it's not even on their instagram page but oh wow. €6300 for a relatively unknown bag in regular leather.
If it were me I'd save up €1000 more and get a Kelly from that store down the street.
but that's just me
Edited to add: lovely bags, though. Beautiful but too expensive.
I completely agree with your response.What is the official JD website? Somehow I am not able to find it
It's https://josephduclos.com/
Agreed, it's hard to find. Maybe not yet Google-indexed as it is new. When I searched for "Joseph Duclos" their instagram account is the first on the list, and then LinkedIn pages of random people?!
Oh sorry, it came automatically in my browser bar.
But when checking I ended in the Wiki page for Joseph Duclos. Apparently he was a merchant who acquired a tannery which was very successful… as a tannery. That is, they just treated and provided the hides for manufactures of leather things (shoes, boots…), but never produced any leather goods themselves. No wonder there is no archive or even sources of inspiration... Sounds so pointless to me to try to build some “heritage” credentials on such a flimsy basis.
it's because they needed to justify that tiny thing they put under the name: 1754. they needed to manufacture a story for what happened in those two centuries to eventually justify the price.
"The know-how of our peerless artisans is expressed in every aspect of our designs. Visit our boutique to discover the techniques inherited from the Enlightenment that have made it possible to bring our different collections to life."
it's such a huge gamble because eventually people will find out.
Ok, flame me. My initial reaction is 
I think the Moynat designs were much stronger; these look like they’re trying awfully hard to be edgy + unique. The craftsmanship and the materials seem there, and the closure on the Diane is gorgeous, but were it not for Ramesh’s name being attached to this effort I wouldn’t look twice. And that’s before I get to the pricing problem.
I think the Moynat designs were much stronger; these look like they’re trying awfully hard to be edgy + unique. The craftsmanship and the materials seem there, and the closure on the Diane is gorgeous, but were it not for Ramesh’s name being attached to this effort I wouldn’t look twice. And that’s before I get to the pricing problem.
+1 with @textilegirl
ive toyed with buying one of his designs for Moynat but never committed.
I did love his design for Hermes of the Paris Bombay.
I don’t have a problem buying an expensive bag of relatively unknown brand (for example, Duret.com) but this Is not for me. JMO
ive toyed with buying one of his designs for Moynat but never committed.
I did love his design for Hermes of the Paris Bombay.
I don’t have a problem buying an expensive bag of relatively unknown brand (for example, Duret.com) but this Is not for me. JMO
I'm also a bit on the fence about these latest designs, and also prefer his Moynat and Hermes models, at least from photos alone.
This may change when I see the bags in person, whenever that happens. In fact, the bag that I was most interested in was the Duclos tote. It looked really lovely and functional.
This may change when I see the bags in person, whenever that happens. In fact, the bag that I was most interested in was the Duclos tote. It looked really lovely and functional.