Since its first design, Clare V. bags redefined the tote bag industry with its chic yet sensible line of quality bags with an enduring appeal. Playing beautifully with classic shapes, modern detail, and Parisian charm, Clare V. bags continue to delight with each new collection.
The popularity of Clare V. bags has something to do with their quality, and something to do with their personality. Clare V. bags have a certain charm to them, as they are simultaneously playful and elevated.
The Clare V. Bags Story
The idea for starting the line of Clare V. bags came when founder Clare Vivier had a job but couldn’t find a decent work bag, one that didn’t look too corporate-y in its black nylon. The first Clare V. bag design was a simple leather tote she called La Tropezienne, which combined beautiful vegetable-tanned leather with elegant, durable construction. The result was a timeless Clare V. bag that only improves with age. The La Tropezienne is so understated, it’s easy to miss. But once this Clare V. bag draws your attention, you’ll wonder how you ever overlooked it in the first place. It easily becomes the favorite go-to Clare V. bag in anyone’s collection.
The Clare V. bag line began with laptop casesThey now produce a full range of bags and accessories for tech and travel, with small leather and men’s accessories as well.
Materials for Clare V. Bags
The leathers for Clare V. bags are sourced in Italy and beyond from the world’s best tanneries. The design team for Clare V. bags travels the world in search of the finest materials to create Clare V. bags and other products. In constructing Clare V. bags, they work with local artisans in Peru for handcrafting the crochets and knits, and they use all parts of the hide including the scraps, to result in as little waste as possible in developing Clare V. bags.
Production of Clare V. Bags
Each Clare V. bag is crafted with durable design in mind in the Clare V. bag homebase in Los Angeles, then sent around the world to happy new owners everywhere.
The entire line of Clare V. bags and other products continues to be manufactured almost exclusively in Los Angeles, where it all began in 2008. Local production and manufacturing has been a driving priority since the Clare V. bags brand inception. In crafting Clare V. bags, the company works with many of the same vendors locally in Los Angeles, in factories throughout the city, as they did when Clare V. bags first started out. The company is committed to local manufacturing, meaning that each and every Clare V. bag passes through the quality testing and approval processes in their warehouse prior to distribution. Further, the company is able to employ manufacturing talent throughout the city of Los Angeles for Clare V. bag production.
Clare V. Bag Styles
The styles Clare V. bags come in are incredibly versatile. One facet adding to their versatility is that many Clare V. bags are designed with removable straps. This means you can swap out different straps for your Clare V. bag any time you want, creating a completely different look with the same Clare V. bag.
Any Clare V. bag can easily become a favorite among bag aficionados. The style of Clare V. bags is wildly classic and timeless, while also quirky, irreverent. Even the craziest prints on Clare V. bags come across as minimalist and neutral when paired with fashionable outfits, proving time and again that Clare V. bags are wearable for years to come.
Styles and sizes, designs and shapes for Clare V. bags – there is a wide variety. Shoulder straps, hand straps, clutches. Wallets, totes. Camel leather, stripes, leopard calf hair. Clare V. bags come in a wide variety of moods and styles to fit whatever you’re feeling at that particular moment.
Clare V. Bags at Prefontaine
The selection of Clare V. bags at Prefontaine spans many moods and purposes for a bag. We have soft, buttery leather and supple suede Clare V. bags, totes, and handbags, in various shapes, sizes, styles, and colors. Whatever your needs for a bag, whether you are in the market for something larger to toss everything easily into or something a bit more refined to hold just your essentials, whether you’re looking for basic black or something a little lighter and perhaps a little brighter, Prefontaine has a Clare V. bag to suit your purposes – and your mood. Whatever your selection, your Clare V. bag will bring you the contentment of a good durable and beautiful bag for years to come.