ZagSwag Wool Tote
This maxi-minimalist bag highlights one of Production Mode’s signature weave. This tote is made of a custom merino wool & cotton textile called ZagSwag, designed and woven in Chicago by The Weaving Mill, based on drawings by artist Nuria Montiel. After coming off the loom, the fabric is felted slightly to create a textural play between the merino wool and the more stable cotton. We trimmed the exposed seams with tailor's tape for stability and contrast, and added straps and an interior zipper pouch made of vegetable tanned leather, accented with antique brass rivets.
This bag is the last of its kind! Only one remains.
Material — Vegetable tanned leather, Cotton & Marino Wool textile
Our vegetable tanned leather is from Horween, a unionized tannery founded in 1905 and the last tannery left in Chicago. Vegetable tanning is a slow, non-toxic process which uses tree bark extracts to cure the leather and which produces hides with rich, warm, and uniquely variegated tones that improve as they age. Vegetable tanned leather can be more easily and safely recycled than chrome tanned leather (the most commonly used and often quite toxic method of processing leather). Vegetable tanned leather retains the grain patterns, marks, and scars picked up by the animal during its lifetime; each bag reflects these variations of the hide.
All pieces are cut in our Chicago workshop and sewn by stitchers whom we employ directly (without the use of contractors or piecework), using a slow fashion model of manufacture, wherein workers are paid a living wage. Our pieces are made one-by-one, and can be customized to your measures and preferences.
Dimensions — Exterior 14.25” L x 12.75” W; Strap drop 11”; Interior zipper pocket 6” L x 8” W.
Care — Dry clean only by a leather professional. See our Leather Care Guide for more info.
Delivery — Tote ships within 1-3 business days
Made in the USA
