While the Northern Hemisphere is anticipating summer down south in New Zealand they’re beginning to rug up. To celebrate the new season, Wellington label Konev Leather will release a limited edition winter line.
The In The Pond range was inspired by the beauty of gardens in Versailles and France. Each bag was cleverly designed to sit comfortably at the waistline and flatter most figures.
“With handbags this is really important. What a lot of people do is choose an oversized handbag, which makes you as wide as the handbag. Or an undersized handbag, which just looks wanting on the body. It looks proportionately wrong,” explained designer Samantha Hannah.
“I researched the general shape that New Zealanders are, which is either round or big on the bottom and smaller on the top. The shape suits those body shapes and as the leather ages and softens it becomes slouchier, which suits curves, yet its rectangle design also suits a tall slim person. It’s still got structure.“
The In The Pond collection features satchels, handbags, and wallets made from colored cowhide and strangely enough, fish skin! That’s taking the pond theme to extremes!
The satchels are large enough to suit a laptop, and each one is lined in vibrant red fabric for “energy and passion.”
Look for the In The Pond bags soon on the Konev Leather website and selected New Zealand retailers.
