Vol. 12 — Lahore Edition · Spring 2026

Objects of Desire Carried, Coveted,
Crafted.

An atelier of leather, canvas and conviction — sewn by hand across forty-two benches in Lahore. We make bags for the long road, the short flight, and every unhurried morning in between.

Enter the Collection→

Cognac leather handbag on stone surface — The Maira · Cognac Saffiano

PKR 38,500 → The Maira Tote

↳ Edition 001 Limited to 240 pieces

01 / Featured

Four Houses,
One Hand.

Each collection begins with a feeling: the dust of Anarkali at dusk, a passport stamped twice in a week, the cold metal of a buckle in monsoon rain. We translate it into leather.

N° 01 · Heritage

Lahore Noir

Black-on-black calfskin and brushed gunmetal. The flagship line — eight silhouettes for the city after dark.

14 pieces·From PKR 18,500

N° 02 · Signature

The Saffron Series

Warm ochre nubuck, hand-burnished edges. Built for the woman who arrives last and stays longest.

9 pieces·From PKR 24,000

N° 03 · Utility

Baltistan

Waxed canvas and bridle leather. Engineered with the cordage tested on the Khunjerab Pass.

6 pieces·From PKR 21,000

N° 04 · Editorial

Marble & Onyx

A minimalist edit in pale travertine, ink and pewter. The line we wear when nothing else will do.

11 pieces·From PKR 32,500

02 / Travel

For the
Long Way Round.

Six pieces that move with you — from the runway at Allama Iqbal International to the loose gravel of the Karakoram. Drag the rail.

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Weekender

The Karachi Coast 48

48-hour duffle in salt-cured cognac. Brass keys, padded base, a pocket sized for a paperback.

PKR 42,800

Backpack

The Indus Wanderer

Two compartments, three lifetimes. Bridle straps soften with each kilometre.

PKR 36,500

Cabin

Monsoon Edition Holdall

Storm-treated canvas, full-grain trims. Carry-on legal across PIA, Emirates and Qatar.

PKR 51,200

Duffle

The Bashir 55

A workhorse in espresso bridle. Reinforced corners, removable shoulder pad, brass D-rings.

PKR 58,000

Trail

Baltistan 30L

Roll-top, dry-treated, padded laptop sleeve. Tested by Hunza guides and ad agency creative directors.

PKR 28,900

Trunk

The Anaya Trunk

A modern heirloom: aluminium frame, hand-stitched calfskin saddle. For the four-week itinerary.

PKR 124,000

03 / Materials

Eight
Honest
Things.

Every M · U bag is built from materials we can name to the village. We trace our hides, our threads and our rivets — because objects with provenance carry better.

Vegetable-tanned hide — 01
Veg-Tanned Calfskin

Slow-tanned for forty days in Kasur using mimosa and quebracho. Develops a patina like an old letter.

Brass hardware on workbench — 02
Solid Brass & Antique Nickel

Cast in Sialkot, hand-finished in our workshop. Heavy in the hand because it should be.

Waxed canvas roll — 03
British Waxed Canvas

16-ounce mill-loomed cotton, paraffin-cured. Repels monsoon, softens with travel.

Leather artisan thread — 04
Linen Saddle Stitch

Two needles, one thread, by hand. Slower than machines, kinder to leather, last for decades.

04 / The Bench

Forty-Two Hands.
Three Hundred Steps.

No machine touches the bag we send you until the very end. Here is the road from raw hide to your shoulder.

i.

Pattern & Paper

Each silhouette begins as kraft paper, traced by Master Imran on a 1980s drafting table. Forty revisions are not unusual.
ii.

Selecting the Hide

One bag, one hide, no exceptions. We reject ten percent of every shipment for scars our grandfathers would have rejected.
iii.

The Saddle Stitch

Eight stitches per inch, by hand, with linen thread waxed in our atelier. A row of stitching takes an afternoon.
iv.

Edge & Burnish

Beeswax, gum tragacanth, and a wooden slicker. Edges are sealed in seven layers, polished until they reflect lamplight.
v.

Hardware & Closing

Brass riveted, locks tested 200 times, then a final inspection by Mrs. Shahnaz, who has been here since 2014.