New Handbags from Moynat by Creative Director Nicholas Knightly

The new creations by Creative Director Nicholas Knightly at Moynat are contemporary interpretations that embody the tradition of feminine artisanal know-how that has been the Maison’s signature since 1849.

Among the new creations by Nicholas Knightly, the new Le Flori bag evokes Pauline’s spirit of freedom and discovery with a removable crossbody strap, the detailing of the handle and the sensual form of the lock mechanism.  With its cross-body strap, the curved Flori contains a tribute to Maison Moynat’s origins as a Parisian trunk-maker. The detail of the top-handle, and the sensual engineering of the lock mechanism are inspired by studying the details of trunks made for women in the 1900s. Surprisingly, the removable shoulder-strap is also a contemporary nod to Pauline Moynat’s empathetic design for women on the move. Long ahead of its time in 1903, Moynat was advertising women’s handbags on long straps, to wear hands-free.

Colors Available: Flamingo, Tourterelle, Mésange

Product Details

• 20 x 9 x 19 cm
  (Length x Width x Height)
• Taurillon Blush leather
• Full grain Perla Calf Leather Lining
• Taurillon Blush Leather key bell and key
• Functional Metallic clasp 
• Silver color Hardware
• Inside Patch Pocket with removable zipped pocket
• Signature chape with 3 stitching of 5 points
• Saddle stitching
• Removable strap
• Strap Width 4 cm
• Strap drop 45 cm
• Strap length 100 cm
• Made in France

The artist also created the Moynat medallion logo found notably at the center of the metal locks on the new Voyage handbag and the bucket-shaped Le Baluchon.  The tactile button mechanism of the Medallion Lock opens and shuts at the push of a finger, a mini-piece of engineering made for modern women on the go. As recognizable in the 21st century as the Moynat logo as it was then, this quintessentially French landmark of design is by Henri Rapin, the prolific artist whose avant-garde lexicon of graphics lives in the Moynat library. 

Voyage PM Tourterelle