Welcome to Series 14, 'Modern Love', our latest collection of vegan bags + accessories.
We've added to our most popular category of laptop + work bags with the new All Hours Tote, and expanded our bio-based offering with the new Gemini Handbag as well as a fresh shade in our Transit Daybag, all crafted in Italian Uppeal™ AppleSkin. And, we welcome our newest handbag silhouette, the Sanctuary.
Our colour palette for Series 14 includes our signature Noir, Olive + Mahogany, with Hickory - a brown-toned burgundy - and soft Sage green added for new season freshness.
It's timely with the launch of a new collection to share why we don't ever 'throw the old out' when we bring in the new. We favour a slower, considered approach to design + manufacturing. One that allows a foundational collection to stay, season after season.
We produce just 2 series a year, and our signature styles - the bags that are most-loved by our community - remain in our collection, and don't go on sale. The opposite of this would be succumbing to the lure of hot trends that fade fast. We want our community to fall in love with the bags they buy - and love by its' very nature, is enduring.
As a result, we design bags that are classic in shape + functional in nature - yet offer distinctive + bold details. A new season brings a considered crop of new silhouettes and a tightly curated palette of colours, chosen to fit this design philosophy.
Behind the Campaign
We turned once again to long-time + like-minded collaborators for our Series 14 campaign shoot. Imagery was shot by Jess Garcia for Cubed Studio, starring the stunning Yixin Zhao, with styling by Jam Baylon + HMU by Laurie Boring.
Our founder, Cathryn, always articulates the mood for the campaign, with her love of story-telling infusing the shoot + resulting imagery with a deeper layer of meaning + beauty:
"We believe choosing to swim upstream, going against the status quo of animal-derived materials + standing strong with personal style, is the modern way to live. We believe this is choosing love.
The handbag as an object holds a special place in our wardrobes. It offers utility whilst making a statement about our personality + style. The enduring affection we feel for our handbag is often greater than that offered to our clothing – perhaps because it will always fit, no matter our body shape + size.
Or perhaps because it holds our treasures, our secrets, our life, in its depths. We love our Sans Beast bags made with kind materials + a good heart.
This is Modern Love."
We'll have more to share of Series 14 as the season progress - stay tuned.
XO, Studio Sans Beast