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Avoid frequent wet cleaning."},{"url":"https://www.saintg.in/blogs/posts/the-ultimate-guide-to-maintaining-croc-embossed-patent-and-textured-leather-styles","quote":"Start with a soft-bristle brush to loosen dirt from crevices."}],"water_avoidance_and_drying":[{"url":"https://chylak.com/us/en/care/embossed-leather-care","quote":"This type of leather doesn’t need to be waterproofed."},{"url":"https://chylak.com/us/en/care/embossed-leather-care","quote":"If you do get caught in bad weather, always wipe off the item immediately after with a dry cloth. Dry it o at room temperature, far from any heat sources."}],"patina_deepening_in_embossed_recesses":[{"url":"https://chylak.com/us/en/care/embossed-leather-care","quote":"Its color may change over time."},{"url":"https://holdform.com/embossed-leather-care-guide/","quote":"If treated correctly, an embossed belt won’t just last — it will sharpen in character while keeping its original depth and detail."}],"lightweight_conditioning_every_6_months":[{"url":"https://holdform.com/embossed-leather-care-guide/","quote":"Frequency: Once every 6 months (or less in dry climates)"}]},"entry_sources":{"dust_bag_storage":["https://chylak.com/us/en/care/embossed-leather-care"],"natural_break_in":["https://holdform.com/embossed-leather-care-guide/"],"monthly_dry_brushing":["https://holdform.com/embossed-leather-care-guide/","https://www.saintg.in/blogs/posts/the-ultimate-guide-to-maintaining-croc-embossed-patent-and-textured-leather-styles"],"water_avoidance_and_drying":["https://chylak.com/us/en/care/embossed-leather-care"],"patina_deepening_in_embossed_recesses":["https://chylak.com/us/en/care/embossed-leather-care","https://holdform.com/embossed-leather-care-guide/"],"lightweight_conditioning_every_6_months":["https://holdform.com/embossed-leather-care-guide/"]}},"italian_craftsmanship_standards":{"title":"What Italian manufacturing means for this bag","entries":{"generational_hand_skill":"Italian bag-making remains a profession of generational skill transfer, with artisans still hand-cutting, stitching, and finishing each piece—the complex knotted leather strips and openwork on this bag are precisely the kind of tactile, technique-heavy detail that demands such human dexterity, giving it an artisanal character that machine-sewn bags lack.","made_in_italy_global_cachet":"Since the mid-20th century, Italy has been the epicenter of artisanal handbag production, earning a reputation so formidable that the 'Made in Italy' label alone signals luxury-quality craftsmanship—for Maeden, producing this bag in Italy means it carries the same implicit promise of durability and prestige as bags from heritage houses that built their names in the same workshops.","origin_defining_leather_processing":"Under EU origin rules, only leather that undergoes retanning, dyeing, and fatliquoring in Italy can carry the 'Made in Italy' label, and Italian tanneries apply rigorous control at this stage to ensure colorfastness and consistent hand-feel—so the deep ebony hue on this bag is likely the result of a carefully calibrated dye process that resists uneven fading better than leathers colored in less regulated facilities.","concentrated_manufacturing_ecosystem":"After World War II, Italy became the concentrated hub where tanneries, hardware specialists, and expert artisans clustered specifically for handbag production, giving a small label like Maeden access to a hyper-specialized supply chain that is incredibly difficult to replicate outside the country—and one that typically yields construction quality beyond what its price point would suggest."},"entry_quotes":{"generational_hand_skill":[{"url":"https://sanroccoitalia.it/blogs/store-news/understanding-italian-handbag-craftsmanship-explained","quote":"every stitch, cut, and seam in a genuine Italian bag is still made by skilled hands trained through generations"}],"made_in_italy_global_cachet":[{"url":"https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/made-on-earth/why-made-in-italy-has-such-appeal/","quote":"Today, the heart of this artisanal trade in handbags, as it has been for decades, is Italy."},{"url":"https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/made-on-earth/why-made-in-italy-has-such-appeal/","quote":"That reputation for high-quality craftsmanship and design has made Italy, until now, the beating heart of luxury manufacturing."}],"origin_defining_leather_processing":[{"url":"https://sustainability.unic.it/en/service/transparency-origin-made-in/","quote":"the substantial phase of the leather transformation process from raw to finished, which defines its origin, is the retanning, dyeing and fattening operation"},{"url":"https://sustainability.unic.it/en/service/transparency-origin-made-in/","quote":"Made in Italy leather means: selecting the best raw materials in terms of quality, origin and sustainability; controlling the most strategic phases of the production process to give the product the most suitable performance for the different intended uses and to verify the ESG performance; applying the most advanced industrial technology to our artisan knowledge."}],"concentrated_manufacturing_ecosystem":[{"url":"https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/made-on-earth/why-made-in-italy-has-such-appeal/","quote":"But after the war, as fashion became industrialised, there was a need to make products at scale. And to do that, it was best to have all of the necessary components – from fabric manufacturers to designers to distributors – in one place. Italy was that place."}]},"entry_sources":{"generational_hand_skill":["https://sanroccoitalia.it/blogs/store-news/understanding-italian-handbag-craftsmanship-explained"],"made_in_italy_global_cachet":["https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/made-on-earth/why-made-in-italy-has-such-appeal/"],"origin_defining_leather_processing":["https://sustainability.unic.it/en/service/transparency-origin-made-in/"],"concentrated_manufacturing_ecosystem":["https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/made-on-earth/why-made-in-italy-has-such-appeal/"]}}}},"handle":"market-round-knotted-leather-hobo-bag-22807-11126150","storefront_path":"/en/women-accessories/bags/shoulder-bags/market-round-knotted-leather-hobo-bag--22807-11126150","storefront_url":"https://ai.simons.ca/en/women-accessories/bags/shoulder-bags/market-round-knotted-leather-hobo-bag--22807-11126150"}}