DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT: HENRY BEGUELIN
Designer Spotlight: Henry Beguelin
Handcrafted Italian leather with a quiet signature. Our Henry Beguelin picks of the season, from small crossbodies and totes to loafers and sandals, now at Riada Concept in Woollahra.
Henry Beguelin makes some of the finest leather goods in Italy, handcrafted with traditional techniques and finished by hand, with the brand's small stick-figure emblem as its only signature. The aesthetic is quiet luxury: soft shapes, natural leathers and colours that deepen with wear. Riada Concept in Woollahra holds the largest collection of the brand, and this season's selection brings together the favourites of the moment and a few new pieces chosen for the warmer months, from small crossbodies and totes to loafers and sandals.
Small Bags and Crossbodies
The small bag is where the brand is at its most wearable. The Bolla Crossbody in Camel is a compact, rounded shape in vegetable-tanned lambskin with the Old Iron finish, a two-way zip and an adjustable strap, and its colour deepens with wear. The Volta Small Crossbody in T. Moro and its black counterpart pair grained leather with suede in angled panels, with the front and back reversed.
For a lighter note, the New Imbuto M Top Handle Bag in Gesso is a structured top handle in grained leather and a chalky off-white, valued for its natural grain. The Bolla Bassa Pony Hair Shoulder Bag in Wine is the statement piece, a low, elongated shoulder bag in streaked burgundy pony-hair calf with beaded zip pulls and rolled black handles.
The Everyday Tote
For days that need more space, the Shopper M is cut from the same vegetable-tanned lambskin, with an open interior and two shoulder handles. It arrives in a warm camel and a muted olive, and works equally well with camel knitwear and ecru denim or with a simple white shirt.
Loafers and Sandals
The Katerina Moccasin Loafer in beige and oliva is cut from the brand's soft, suede-like Softy leather, with a penny-style strap and a driving-style sole, a polished alternative to a sneaker or ballet flat. The Cara Moccasin Loafer in Brandy is a tasselled apron-toe style in Old Iron lambskin, in a warm saddle brown.
For summer, the Intreccio Sandal in Gesso is a handwoven off-white leather sandal with studded detailing and an adjustable ankle strap, and the Sandal Belt in Nero adds a black option to the edit. All are handmade in Italy.
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