2012 Madras Bag Catalog | Made in India Woven Leather Archive Book

2012 MADRAS “MADE IN INDIA” WOVEN BAG CATALOG — RARE ARCHIVAL BOOK Original -issued 2012 catalog devoted to the Madras hand-woven leather handbag collection. A particularly interesting archival publication documenting the house’s “Made in India” woven-leather program. The catalog opens with history and archival imagery connected to Mario , the original Milan store and the house’s travel-goods heritage. It then presents richly photographed Madras woven handbags against vintage travel and ocean-liner imagery. An interior page prominently reproduces the Milano “Made in India” label. The rear index is especially useful for collectors, documenting bag silhouettes, model references and period color names. Visible references include BN2115, BN2113, BN2222 and BR4828, with colors including Avorio, Beige, Agave, Pistacchio and Azzurro. Fashion-industry reporting has documented ’s 2012 Madras bags as hand woven in goat leather by artisans in Chennai, India, making this catalog an unusual period record of ’s openly credited Indian artisanal production. Condition: Very good overall. Clean, well-preserved interior with light age/storage wear to the exterior consistent with a 2012 publication. Please see photographs. Original publication from the original owner’s personal archive. A strong reference piece for handbag collectors, fashion researchers, stylists and archival fashion libraries.