Bow Bag

A shape held in the hand, not a bag.

Designed in Amsterdam, made by one person in Dortmund.

  1. 1. Origin
  2. 2. Making
  3. 3. Worn
  4. 4. Details and colours
Bow Bag Sky

1. Origin, Amsterdam

The atelier at Viktor & Rolf. I was holding a bow in one hand when I caught my reflection in the mirror and saw a bag.

Everything since has been an attempt to keep that first misreading intact.

(1)In the mirror at the Viktor and Rolf atelier
Viktor & Rolf atelier, Amsterdam. The moment a bow in the hand became a bag.
(2)First Bow Bag sample
The first sample.
(3)First sample on the dress form
Testing the proportions on the form.
(4)Production sketch
Production sketch, final shape.
(5)Production sketches v1 to v3
Three versions: stitching, straps, the width of the knot.

2. Making, eighteen months

Making the first one was quick. Getting it right took eighteen months. A bow that keeps its shape has to be built, not tied.

Cut by hand, shaped over a form, closed by hand. One bag at a time.

(6)Bow Bag worn with a black coat

3. Worn logo in

No label needed. The form speaks for itself.

(7)Bow Bag worn on the street

4. Details and colours

  1. Material Vegan leather (PU), matte
  2. Form Holds its shape unfilled
  3. Inside Two compartments
  4. Closure Concealed button
  5. Size 40 x 20 cm
  6. Made By one person, Dortmund
Bow Bag «Coal»Bow Bag «Tobacco»Bow Bag «Sky»
  1. 1. Bow Bag «Coal»€150,00
  2. 2. Bow Bag «Tobacco»€150,00
  3. 3. Bow Bag «Sky»€150,00
(8)Bow Bag Sky and Coal
(9)Bow Bag detail
Ring and tie, cut from the same leather.