BESPOKE LEATHER
SYMBOLS OF PRIVILEGE
BAGS FROM $3,500
BELTS + WALLETS FROM $950
Exceptional materials and workmanship serve at the heart of each CHRISTOPHER HANLON® BESPOKE piece. Your design requirements for your personalised product will be discussed in collaboration with the CHRISTOPHER HANLON® Bespoke atelier ensuring a seamless design and creation process. The bespoke atelier is trained in fostering a professional understanding of your unique requirements. Importantly an all-inclusive capped price (no hidden extras) will be locked in after your appointment and debriefing – secured by official confirmation. Standard Prices: Bags from $3,500. Wallets, Belts, Clutches and Petite Hand-Helds™ from $950. Repeat VIP Bespoke Member Prices™: approximately equal to the original price paid for the first Bespoke piece. To authenticate your previous purchase please present an original store receipt, an online receipt from christopherhanlon.com or the Bespoke bag previously purchased. Completed leather goods take approximately two to three working weeks from initial ordering.
WARNING | AUTHENTIC CHRISTOPHER HANLON® BESPOKE PRODUCTS HAVE HOLOGRAPHIC SECURITY SEALS, EXCLUSIVE INSIGNIAS AND/OR EMBEDDED MICROCHIPS. COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS ARE KNOWN TO EXIST.
THE ART OF CRAFTSMANSHIP
STEEPED IN AN AUSTRALIAN TRADITION
WITH ALMOST MACHINE PRECISION EACH PIECE IS CUT, SCORED, SKIVED + FOLDED EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU. THE CHRISTOPHER HANLON® CRAFTSMAN brings his artist's eye to the House's know-how. IN TURN HE WILL pass it TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF BESPOKE CHRISTOPHER HANLON® PATRONS AND CRAFTSMEN - UNBEKNOWINGLY
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Jewel Hardware
THE FINISHING TOUCH IS THE DISTINCTIVE METAL CH® EMBELLISHMENT THAT IS HAND MOULDED, POLISHED, PAINTED AND DRILLED. BORED CORNERS ARE HAND STICHED INTO THE BAG FROM THE INSIDE OUT. EACH BAG DISPLAYS HOURS UPON HOURS OF HANDWORK.
CHRISTOPHER HANLON® AUSTRALIAN RIVER PEBBLE LEATHER™
NEEDLESS TO SAY IT IS A LABOUR OF INTENSE CRAFT. ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR LEATHERS IS 'AUSTRALIAN PEBBLE FINISH' PICTURED ABOVE. THIS LEATHER HAS PROVEN ITSELF AGAIN AND AGAIN TO BE STURDY, FLEXIBLE AND WELL WEARING. AVAILABLE IN 8 COLOUR WAYS.
CHRISTOPHER HANLON® BAG $4,500
THE WORK OF ART. BESPOKE LEATHER GOODS ARE FINALLY CROWNED WITH CHRISTOPHER HANLON® JEWEL HARDWARE™ AVAILABLE IN MATTE GILD, SHINY GILD, PAINTED MATTE BLACK OR METALIC CHROME FINISH. INVEST IN AUSTRALIAN HIS-STORY. PICTURED ABOVE: BESPOKE LEATHER BAG IN SUNBURNT YELLOW, WITH PEBBLE FINISHED BROWN TRIM AND HARDWARE WITH BLACK ENAMEL.
ADDED EXTRAS INCLUDE CUSTOM MADE ZIP PULLS. EACH ZIP PULL IS BLIND EMBOSSED, A TRADITIONAL AND TIME CONSUMING METHOD. EDGES OF THE PULL ARE BUFFED BEFORE BEING HAND PAINTED TO MATCH THE FINISH OF THE AUSTRALIAN LEATHER. THE RESULT IS A SUBTLE NUANCE. SOME CALL IT UNSPOKEN QUINTESSENTIAL LUXURY. OTHERS CALL IT SUBLIME.
STAND OUT IN STYLE WITH AN UNDERSTATEMENT
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The Tailored Interior
INSIDE IS ANOTHER STORY PERFECTLY FINISHED
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Australian Leather
QUALITY AUSTRALIAN COWHIDE HAS BEEN PART OF THE FAMILY SINCE 1875
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Traditional Skills
THESE TECHNIQUES ARE OFTEN REVERED BY CONNOISSEURS YEARS LATER
THE TIME-HONORED APPROACH OF FINE LEATHER HAND DETAILING
EVERY ANGLE IS CONSIDERED
AUSTRALIAN ARTISANS
TRAINED BY CHRISTOPHER HANLON
METICULOUS
HAND PUNCHED, SEWN, STAMPED, CUT, BUFFED, PAINTED + SKIVED EDGES. UNSURPASSED HALLMARKS OF A HANLON® BAG
HAND CRAFTED
CHRISTOPHER HANLON® TRAINED ARTISANS EXCLUSIVELY PRODUCE CH® SIGNATURE LUXURY GOODS
“TO ME LUXURY MEANS AN EXPRESSION OF THE ARTIST, A SPIRITUAL CREATION. THE PERSONIFICATION OF THE STYLE OF A LIVING ARTIST. MORE THAN A FLEETING TREND... IT’S PRICELESS”