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Woman in a camel coat carrying a Sangria burgundy vegetable-tanned leather Transpose Bag with a slim strap and solid brass closure

Leather bags & small goods

For all the ways you carry on

Full-grain leather and solid brass, handmade in New York.

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Made to be kept

PERSISTENCE is a small studio making everyday pieces that get better with time.

Structured Deep Forest full-grain leather bag with a wraparound center tab side gusset and solid brass studs on white

Materials

Worth waiting for

Full-grain, vegetable-tanned leather that deepens with use. Solid brass hardware. Made in small batches.

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Sangria burgundy Transpose Bag worn as a crossbody sling over a black outfit with full-grain vegetable-tanned leather and brass clasp

The Transpose Bag

Made for the way life moves

One bag that changes with your day, with a leather wallet that snaps inside or goes out on its own.

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Five ways to carry

Woman wearing a minimalist black full-grain leather crossbody bag with gold brass hardware and adjustable strap over camel coat

Crossbody

Woman styles a black full-grain vegetable-tanned leather Transpose Bag at the waist with a polished solid brass clasp

Belt Bag

Woman in a camel coat wearing a black vegetable-tanned leather Transpose Bag across her back with adjustable strap and solid brass clasp

Shoulder Bag

Woman models a black vegetable-tanned leather Transpose Bag sling bag with a slim strap and gleaming solid brass closure

Sling Bag

Black full-grain vegetable-tanned leather Transpose Bag held as a clutch against a camel coat with polished brass clasp

Clutch

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Dark green leather shoulder bag with a slim strap structured flap and brass clasp against a white background

Three PERSISTENCE leather keychains in dark green black and burgundy with brass swivel clasps arranged on white

What's in a name?

PER·SIST·ENCE

[PƏRˈSISTƏNS] noun

1. The quality of continuing despite challenges

PERSISTENCE founder, Kay Lewicke, taught herself the art of leather from scratch, with one mantra: nothing replaces persistence. This concept continues to guide our work.

2. The continued or prolonged existence of something.

Made to be handed down, not replaced. PERSISTENCE bags look better with every year of use, developing character and patina shaped by how they are carried.