The Cartier Bag That's Perfect For Day And Night
Made for the modern woman, the Panthere de Cartier top handle bag makes a strong case for mixing business with pleasure.
The latest in Cartier’s growing range of handbags: Panthere de Cartier – a top-handle style offered in two sizes (mini and small) and four colours (black, pale pink, dark green and the brand’s signature red). Chicly structured with an enamelled cat-shaped clasp, it makes the case for mixing work with pleasure.
The bag possesses minimal details to highlight its clasp, which comes in the form of a panther – one of the maison’s most cherished emblems established in the ’40s by artistic director Jeanne Toussaint. This rendition of the majestic feline is a collaboration between Cartier’s leather goods and high jewellery studios, sculpted into an elegant “C” shape in golden or palladium finishes with black lacquered spots. Adding to the Panthere de Cartier’s day-to-evening versatility: its compact trapezoidal shape and detachable crossbody strap.
The Panthere de Cartier bags are made from palmellato leather – a type of calfskin that’s been artisanally treated to have a subtle, wavy grain; is scratch-resistant; and develops a glossy patina over time.
To make this bag even more cherished, one can customise it by hot-stamping initials or a date above the clasp, or engraving the accompanying mini mirror (you’ll find it slipped into the interior pocket when you purchase your bag).
Photography Phyllicia Wang Art Direction Jonathan Chia
TEXT: Gordon Ng/FEMALE