7
May
2021

All the shapes of the bags, what shape are you?

Which bag shape do you like best?

The hobo bag

This accessory usually has a trapeze shape or a half moon shape. The hobo model is perfect for any occasion, is rather capacious and is usually worn on the shoulder.

The doctor bag

The doctor bag is so called because it remembers the bags that the doctors used years ago. The model looks quite vintage and is extremely comfortable and practical as it is exceptionally roomy.

The messenger bag

The messenger is a must-have bag, In fact, this model is always up-to-date and its name comes from the bags that precisely use postmen to deliver mail. The messenger bag is characterized by an opening with flap and a very long shoulder strap, for this reason the accessory is very comfortable and versatile.

The shopper bag

The shopper owes its number to its resemblance to the shopping bag. In fact, this model is characterized by a rectangular shape and with two handles. The shopper bag can be worn on the shoulder or by hand. 

The pochette bag

Elegant, refined, the pochette is small in size. You can find this model in both hard and soft version. The pochette is usually used for formal situations, where there is no need to carry too many objects. The pochette bag can be closed by zipper, bruckle or flap. 

The trunk bag

The bag case is perhaps the most iconic in the world. Cornerstone of this mode certainly the classic Louis Vuitton. The case is characterized by a cylindrical shape rather capacious, equipped with handles and shoulder strap, so very versatile. 

The tote bagThe tote bag is similar to the shopper bag, in fact it is also large, has a double handle and is usually either trapezoidal or rectangular.

The clutch bag

The clutch bag is a model very similar to a pochette, in fact, this too, is small in size, and also this can be both rigid and soft. It differs from the clutch only for the closure that is strictly snap. 

The bucket bag

The bucket bag was invented by Louis Vuitton and reached the top during the 80s. This model can also be called a bag or bucket, it is rather large so it can contain numerous objects.

The saddle bag

The saddle bag is the real it bag this season. From the shape reminiscent of the saddle of a horse, the most iconic model is definitely the saddle of Dior. Very expensive but incredible!

The briefcase bag

The briefcase is a model of rectangular bag and usually rigid, used especially in the working environment. In fact, this bag gives a professional touch to your outfits, and is useful and functional because inside you can also introduce documents and sheets.

The baguette bag

This bag model was created by Fendi in the early 2000s and was immediately very successful, it is carried on the shoulder and is small and rectangular in shape.

On Florence Leather Market you can find the bag of the shape your prefer, come and take a look!

28
April
2021

What you wear expresses the person you are: psychology of the bag.

The way a person wears a bag reveals many characteristics of us. The bag, in fact, is not just an accessory but a way of being and a behavioral code. 

Bag sizes

Small, medium or large bag? The model you choose may indicate that you are a confident and control-loving bag, or an expansive and creative person.

Small bags tend to indicate that you are an independent person and often travel with only the bare essentials, which makes you an ambitious and confident person. 

Medium and large bags, on the other hand, indicate a person who wants to be in control of all situations, trying to carry all the essentials to be ready for any eventuality. 

The difference between the medium and large bag is purely aesthetic, as the medium sized bag looks more professional than the previous one. 

Tote Bag

Let’s start with the largest bag, the Tote Bag.

Inside this bag you can fit everything from a laptop to an umbrella to a makeup bag or snacks for snacks. 

The convenience of this type of bag is in fact, the functionality of the pockets and space it offers. 

Generally the Tote, see here an example, is carried on the shoulder. The particularity of this fit, translates as whimsy and practicality. 

Characterizing a versatile style, always focused on comfort and giving nothing to chance. 

Satchel

The Bauletto, or otherwise a typical hand bag, denotes elegance, style and femininity. See here. 

The handbag fit serves to re-brand a decisive role of a winning woman with a strong personality. Even the mere thought that using the hand bag, allows you to walk around with only one arm available, translates as a great determination of a multitasking person. 

The cross body bag

If you use a cross body bag in your daily life, you are a super active person, perpetually on the move and well focused on comfort.

Depending on the position of the bag in relation to the body, two different behavioral attitudes are emphasized: if it falls to the front, it indicates shyness, if it falls back it is an indication of a very busy person focused on his goals. 

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Forearm

A bag worn on the forearm denotes a strong desire for distinction and style, for a person of sophisticated style and slight haughtiness. 

If you see yourself in this definition, this bag may be right for you.

Backpack

People who wear backpacks as a habitual accessory are very creative, good, honest and friendly people. 

The backpack represents the accessory par excellence of lightheartedness and a pinch of naivety, choose the style. See here an example. 

23
April
2021

The history of the wallet, from its origins to today

The wallet, who, how, when and why?

The wallet is a very useful accessory, all have one of completely different shapes, colors and sizes. The choice of this accessory usually goes according to your needs and comfort, but also to your personal taste. Read more »

14
April
2021

The reason for the relevance of Made in Italy.

How come “Made in Italy” is so renowned all over the world? What are the statistical rates on which the market is based? Read more.

  • What does a Made in Italy bag offer?

Buying a Made in Italy bag means choosing in the first place craftsmanship, study and creative design based on specific research of the best leathers and tanneries in circulation. 

Real leather, like the one offered by Florence Leather Market, is worked in the heart of Tuscany, in Florence.

Florence differs from other Italian cities for the origin and historical tradition of leather goods, which you can read about here.

Choosing a bag Made in Italy, means selecting a bag entirely designed and manufactured in Italy, with certification of the unique product, which differs from all others even in the smallest details of production. 

The excellence of genuine Tuscan leather is perceived by two of the main five senses: touch and smell. 

  • How does Made in Italy leather goods differ?

Within the production of leather handbags “Made in Italy“, you can find valuable features such as the plot of Italian style and culture.

Florence Leather Market offers a wider selection of products, based on a sober, true and always up-to-date style. The fundamental peculiarity of our bags and of the whole Tuscan production is: authenticity. 

Functionality, quality and resistance are peculiarities designed to ensure the buyer to fall in love with a good product of utility, comfort and durability over time. Genuine leather has in fact the peculiarity of acquiring more beauty with the passage of use over time. 

Handcrafted leather bags are ideal to stand out from the rest of the crowd, enhancing an evening dress and at the same time giving a fashionable look to a day outfit with jeans. 

The bags, as we have often argued, are not just an aesthetic accessory, but an element of utility essential to carry personal effects. 

  • How important is it in the marketplace?

The Italian leather industry has always had positive feedback all over the world, both in terms of development and style, and in terms of quality and economy. 

According to statistical studies, the leather industry only in 2015, has produced more than 5000 billion euros that have significantly increased the national economy, giving the opportunity to many people to learn a trade and spread the ancient skill. 

This industry in recent years has done nothing but grow thanks to its trade that has allowed it to spread, even more, the beauty and craftsmanship of Made in Italy. 

Italy is the seventh importing country in the world, and the second world exporter to most countries, among which the main ones are: France, Japan, United States, Hong-Kong and China.

8
April
2021

All leather dyeing techniques, discover them on Florence Leather Market

Leather dyeing, origin and history

Over the years the dyeing of leather has made giant strides.Many techniques have been developed for this result, able to give different effects and completely different shades. The dyes used can be both of plant origin such as, for example, some types of timber, or chemical and artificial dyes, such as so-called aniline dyes.

Nowadays there are numerous techniques for coloring leather (the colors of fashion, discover the harmony! , click here), processes that are normally carried out in indoor environments such as tanneries.

Coloring with spraying machinery

Among the techniques for coloring leather we certainly find the dye spray, a type of coloring that is obtained by using a specialized machine composed of guns that spray color on the skins by rotating. Spray dyeing is very practical especially because it allows you to achieve a satisfactory result in a short time, and especially by minimizing the use of labor. 

Bottal colouration

The bottal dyeing is one of the most known and used. This practice involves immersing the leathers to be dyed inside containers with water and a preset color solution .Subsequently, the containers are heated until the liquid inside them does not reach the temperature of about 50 /60 degrees, operation which also takes place thanks to the circulatory movement of the container.

Pad colouring on a table or on a brush

The table-top swab dyeing technique is mainly used for leather that has been worked and tanned with alum or tannin. A convex table made of sheet copper is used to implement this procedure. On this surface, a specialized technician stretches one skin at a time, and using a brush of horsehair previously inserted in the dye, colors the skin. This procedure, of course, is one of the longest, both for the process itself and for the workforce employed.

Dyes using natural dyes

As we have already said, coloring leather is an operation that can also take place following a road of the whole, or almost, natural, using for example materials such as camping wood, a dark red material. This element is mainly produced in areas such as the Antilles and Latin America, but can also be found in Spain, in Santo Domingo, Martinique, England, Guadeloupe, Honduras and Haiti. 

In addition to this material, there are also other types of woods that can be used as natural dyes, such as sandalwood or red wood, or even stem wood, which gives the leather a reddish yellow color.

Florence Leather Market, has been working in the leather sector for years, and for the creation of its products, uses high quality materials, tanned, processed and dyed in Italy,using state-of-the-art, sustainable and environmentally friendly techniques. These features make all the accessories of Florence Leather Market impeccable, original and able to last in time.

Come and discover our collection of leather accessories, from bags, wallets, in different colors and models, you will surely find what is right for you.