💎 Under The Radar Elegance
If you are looking for exquisitely made, under the radar elegance in your accessories, might I suggest taking the time to discover Moynat. I recently became the proud owner of one of the brand’s Quattro totes.
If you are looking for exquisitely made, under the radar elegance in your accessories, might I suggest taking the time to discover @moynat. I recently became the proud owner of one of the brand’s Quattro totes. What I love about it, besides the unmistakable quality of the leather used and the solid construction - is its unique shape and atypical color combos. I mean it takes a certain sort of sophistication and daring to combine the colors of blush pink and khaki in one bag. The bag does come in different shapes and sizes. But I love the “Vertical” version. Maybe it’s because I feel so at ease with the vertical shape (thanks Instagram stories) or the way it so perfectly holds my MacBook Air. Somehow it looks both cute and professional.
Speaking of professional, the fact that this bag is reversible also makes it ideal for my globe trotting life. A life endlessly spent trying to fit everything into a carry-on bag. It is so easy to turn the bag inside out, back and forth, until I figure out which hue works best with my outfit.
I also have to give a big shout out to designer @rameshnair_ for his clever choice to create two sets of handles. One short, so the tote acts like a handbag, and a longer one for some over the shoulder action. And for those of you that are always concerned about bags that have no closers, well Ramesh thought of that too. All you have to do is weave the bigger handles through the smaller ones and - voilà - the bag closes up beautifully.
Here, instead of me posing with both versions of my Quattro bag I thought I would let my two kittens Sven (in the khaki) and Maxscu (in the blush pink) make the bag look even more adorable! And you can see - in action - the transformation of this wonderful tote bag just below!
P.S. if you want to learn more about Moynat and Ramesh Nair just click here to listen to my #fashionyourseatbelt podcast with him.
Enjoy!
🎙️ Ramesh Nair
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the stealth wealth luxury brand Moynat. And just like the company, which is thought to be one of the oldest heritage French trunk-making houses in the world, the man behind the brand, creative director Ramesh Nair, is someone who likes to let the quality of his work speak for itself.
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the stealth wealth luxury brand Moynat. And just like the company, which is thought to be one of the oldest heritage French trunk-making houses in the world, the man behind the brand, creative director Ramesh Nair, is someone who likes to let the quality of his work speak for itself.
Ramesh Nair
But don’t let Ramesh’s soft spoken, unassuming appearance fool you. He might not be a designer who craves the fashion limelight but he is a man with a clear vision for Moynat - and he has the fashion chops to make that vision a reality. During his career he has worked with some of the most talented and creative designers living today. Not only did he work with Yohji Yamamoto and Christian Lacroix he spent 11 years as senior designer at Hermès soaking up everything he could from his legendary mentor Martin Margiela and later incomparable Jean Paul Gaultier. All of this before he was chosen in 2011 by Bernard Arnault, the chairman and ceo of LVMH, to breath life back into the Moynat brand, which had laid dormant for 35 years.
Ramesh has had quite an impressive career considering that fashion design wasn’t a childhood dream and that he pretty much fell backwards into fashion when he applied to study at new branch that had opened up in India of the FIT New York, back in 1986, as an alternative to joining the army. Even he was surprised when he was accepted, and during his time at the school he learned that he loved how fashion could be used as a form of visual expression of self and he discovered that he was actually pretty fluent in the language of fashion and luxury.
I had the honor and privilege of speaking with Ramesh inside the Moynat flagship store on rue Saint-Honoré in Paris. A location that is like an oasis of calm at the heart of the bustling city. And just like the company he represents Ramesh is the epitome of refinement and grace. He is all about celebrating the best that life has to offer. Be that great food, great conversation or great design…life is too short for anything less.