Montblanc’s latest leather goods come in a rich deep brown – and they’re also pretty green.
If you like your leather accessories both understated and matchy matchy, the 1926 Montblanc Heritage collection has you covered. Inspired by vintage safari travel, the 20-piece collection of bags, wallets and other small accessories are united by a patinated, deep dark brown hue – the kind of perfectly graduated, rich colour that makes a bag look like it’s already been on some grand adventures even when it’s brand new.
What’s noteworthy too is that this colour was partly achieved through vegetable tanning. Taking its name from the year Montblanc began producing leather goods, the 1926 range marks the brand’s first full collection in vegetabletan ned leather. Carried out using tannic acids found in some plants, vegetable tanning stabilises animal hide and preserves the natural look of the leather – and is a lot more environmentally friendly than mineral tanning.
Aside from the usual carriers of all sizes – ranging from backpacks and briefcases to business card holders – the collection also includes Montblanc’s leather-covered Augmented Paper, which can immediately digitise your notes. A worthy way, indeed, for a modern adventurer to pen his tales.
