With each new bag Polène debuts, we’re reminded why we first fell in love with the once-niche affordable luxury brand that has now reached cult status. Its focus remains on quality, craft, and style, ...

Every product on this page was chosen by a Harper's BAZAAR editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. On an early September evening, the block of Paris's Rue de Richelieu ...

Antoine Mothay could talk for hours about his passion for leather, the tanning, cutting, trimming, padding and even braiding. When it comes to explaining the craftmanship that goes into Polène, the ...

A coterie of small, artisanal bagmakers are capturing the luxe market with subtly branded premium-leather pieces sold at very un-luxe prices. We drop in on the best of the new generation to talk ...