4. To avoid complacency, we are continuously researching sources closer to home (plus backup vendors), while remaining authentic to the luxury product space which embraces both superb craftsmanship and superior materials. We have been quite successful in finding companies that manufacture high-end boxes and other packaging materials that meet our standards.
5. Educating our audience to understand that much of our premium cow leathers and hardware are sourced from European countries such as Italy and France and our exotics leathers (except for the Wild American Alligator) are ordered from hot climate countries where the skins are by-products of the country’s food supply. This in turn means that our timelines may be pushed up depending on the calendar of our suppliers.
6. We pride ourselves on making one bag at a time. What this means for a potential client is if we are unable to expedite your gifting deadline, our solution is presenting a Beau Satchelle luxurious boxed gift voucher that allows your recipient to schedule their experience in the designing and building of their bespoke leather carrying bag at a future date.
The Motor City’s manufacturing scene is steep in history to say the least as Detroit can boast being the birthplace of the modern moving assembly line, revolutionized by Detroit’s own Henry Ford. Beau Satchelle’s manufacturing roots hail from that past, yet also borrows from the past of hand-stitching artisans of Old World Europe. We are proud to be a part of a burgeoning growth of manufacturers in the Motor City that include a wealth of emerging and veteran talent in the fashion space who have come home to the art of customization.
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