The Oxbo Shoulder
Damson · full-grain lambskin plongé
$540
A soft, unstructured shoulder bag in full-grain lambskin plongé. The top folds over and holds shut on a magnet set behind the leather — no zipper to fail — and there is a slip pocket inside, against a red printed lining you can actually see your keys against.
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- Leather
- Full-grain lambskin plongé
- Finish
- Dyed through, hand-polished
- Hide origin
- Tanned and finished in Europe
- Made
- By hand in Roswell, Georgia
- Thickness
- to confirm mm
- Dimensions
- to measure in
- Strap drop
- to measure in
- Closure
- Concealed magnetic fold-over
- Interior
- One slip pocket
- Lining
- Printed satin, red
- Hardware
- to confirm
- Repairs
- No time limit
your address, Roswell
your hours — by appointment
The Bag
What it is, and how it behaves
Unstructured, so it sits against you instead of standing away from you, and it takes the shape of whatever you put in it. Double straps at a shoulder drop. The body is soft enough to fold rather than crease, which is the entire reason for using a lambskin this thin.
The leather
European plongé lambskin, full grain, tanned and finished in Europe. It is dyed all the way through rather than sprayed on the surface, then polished by hand — which is why the colour does not sit on top of it, and why a scuff goes soft instead of pale. The natural grain is left visible and expressive, so no two panels are identical and no two bags are either. It is about as soft as leather made for bags gets, and it develops a patina rather than simply wearing out.
The closure
The top folds over and closes on a magnet set behind the leather. Nothing shows from the outside, there is nothing to line up one-handed, and there is no zipper. Zippers are the single most common thing to fail on a handbag — and the part most house warranties cover for two years and no longer. There isn't one here to break.
Inside
A slip pocket on the back wall, sized for a phone or a card case, and a lining in red printed satin. That second one is a working decision more than a decorative one: a dark lining is where things go to disappear, and you can see your keys against red.
How it's made
Cut, stitched, burnished and boxed by hand in Roswell, Georgia. Full grain throughout — panels, gussets, straps, tabs — with no split leather anywhere it wouldn't be seen and no bonded scrap sold as "genuine leather."
Edges are sealed in thin coats and sanded between every one, which is slow, invisible in a photograph, and the difference between an edge that stays closed for a decade and one that splits in a year.
What it won't do
Lambskin this soft takes a fingernail. Most marks burnish out under a thumb; the rest are how the bag stops looking like a display model. And it isn't water-resistant — the colour won't lift, because it's dyed through, but a soaking can stiffen the hide.
If that would bother you, this isn't your leather, and we would rather say so here than after you've paid for it.
The Lining
A dark lining is where things go to disappear
So this one is red satin, printed with ladybirds. You can see your keys against it. It photographs badly and it works beautifully, and it is the only loud thing about the bag.
Every piece in the run is lined the same way. It's how you'd know it came from here, since nothing on the outside says so.
I
It will mark in the first month
Lambskin this soft takes a fingernail. Most marks burnish out under a thumb; the rest become the reason your bag stops looking like a display model. If that would bother you, this isn't your leather, and we'd rather say so now than take your money.
II
Rain is the real enemy, not scratches
Plongé is dyed through, so water won't lift the colour — but lambskin isn't water-resistant, and a soaking can stiffen the hide. Blot, don't rub. Dry it stuffed, at room temperature, away from heat.
III
Bring it back whenever
Straps and seams are repairable by the person who stitched them. No time limit, no receipt needed, and if you've already had it to a cobbler, we'll still take it.