About Taiguo

Taiguo began with one bag. A square tote cut from a single hide, because we could not find one that held its shape past the first month. We still make that bag; everything since has followed the same rule — if the leather cannot carry the structure, we do not cut it.

We work with a small workshop and release pieces in monthly runs rather than seasons. When a hide runs out, the colour goes with it. That is inconvenient for a shop and the right way to build a bag.

Bags come back to us for repair before they are replaced. Send one in and we will quote the work first — restitching an edge is almost always cheaper than a new bag.

What we will not compromise on

Three standards, applied to every piece in the collection.