CROXATTO MOLB
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WHY THIS BAG?
The original bag has, over time, developed a deep patina and a look that cannot be manufactured. The more I've used it, the more character it has gained.
After living with it for years, I knew exactly what had to be improved — and what should not be touched.
The result is a refined version of the original: exactly the same structure, built with extreme materials and a superior level of execution.
DETAILS
Full-grain French steer leather briefcase.
- 100% vegetable tanned with plant tannins.
- Pure aniline, Drum Dyed and air dried.
- No pigments, paints or plastic coatings. No mechanical corrections.
- Color: Toasted cherry.
- Hardware: Solid brass.
- Interior: Leather and 100% cotton canvas.
- Made in: Ubrique, Spain.
- Dimensions: 16.5 × 12.5 × 2.75 in. Weight: 3.9 lbs.
THE PATINA
This type of leather begins to reflect contact with the person, the environment, movement, and the passing of time. Over the years, it becomes a reflection of whoever has used it. The color gains depth, darkens, and the surface develops a natural patina impossible to imitate.
THE CRAFTSMANSHIP
Hand-cut and hand-finished in Ubrique, Spain. This region, with three centuries of tradition, holds the highest density of luxury leather workshops in the world.
Each bag passes through the hands of several artisans who master crafts that, in the MOLB, must not be automated: cutting, skiving, stitching, assembly, and finishing. The process is slow by necessity, not by nostalgia. It can't be done anywhere else. And it can't be done any faster.
HARDWARE AND ZIPPERS
The hardware is solid brass, sand-cast in a mold. The color is that of the metal itself, it cannot chip off. Each piece retains the texture of the mold that formed it. With use and time, the metal develops a patina of its own, which colors and darkens it.
The zippers are YKK Excella, antique brass tone, the highest zipper line from the iconic YKK factory: extreme durability, teeth polished one by one, smooth glide.
THE MARKS OF THE LEATHER
The MOLB leather is not finished with pigments or correcting coatings. That means each bag arrives with the grain of the leather exposed, as it is. Small natural wrinkles, scratches, tonal variations, tension lines, and fold marks are part of the material. They are not manufacturing defects. A uniform leather, with no marks at all, is a corrected leather. This one is not. Every MOLB is unique on its surface from day one.
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