Savette
Emerging · $700–$1200 · New York, United States
Architectural handbags with modernist hardware and clean lines, logoless bags built to be heirlooms.
Think: architectural bags, perfect symmetry
The buy: the turn-lock pochette
What to buy
the turn-lock pochette
Categories
Occasions
Why Savette is worth it
Savette makes logo-free leather bags with sculptural hardware and strict geometry, handmade outside Florence and meant to be kept for years.
Each shape starts from simple geometry, straight parallel lines meeting soft curves, and closes with a signature turnlock modeled on modernist jewelry. The leather is mostly smooth or milled calf from certified tanneries, the compact top-handle pochette carries more than its size suggests, and nothing on the outside spells out the name, so the bags read as personal rather than seasonal.
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Savettealmost always has something marked down — there's no point waiting for a sale..
About Savette
Amy Zurek founded Savette in New York in 2020, after studying fine art and art history and designing handbags at Khaite. She named the label after her mother's maiden name.
Her grandmother's modernist jewelry shaped the hardware, and the idea of a bag handed down through the women of a family shaped the rest: a tight edit of structured leather pieces, made by a third-generation family workshop near Florence.
- Founded
- 2020
- Founded by
- Amy Zurek
- Based in
- New York, United States
- Made in
- Italy, by hand outside Florence
- Made of
- Calf leather from LWG-certified tanneries, plus French goat leather, suede and some exotics
- Shipping
- Ships free across the US from New Jersey, with expedited delivery extra; ships free worldwide too, with duties included for the EU, UK, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan and shown at checkout elsewhere.
- Where to buy
- Savette's own site
What shoppers say
From reviews and try-on videos, in our words.
- Size
The compact top-handle pochette measures about 9 by 5 inches, yet one owner fits a long wallet, phone, lipstick and keys inside. It has a top handle only; the boxier top-handle style adds a convertible crossbody strap.
- Quality
Owners praise the leather as both soft and hard-wearing; one reviewer points to a full leather lining and a turnlock that has held up well over time.
- Care
Keep the leather away from water, oils and chemicals, spot clean it with a damp cloth and mild soap, and store each bag upright in its dust bag when you're not carrying it.
- Made to order
Its most complex styles, exotic leathers among them, are made to order after you buy and take about 8 weeks, longer for exotics that have to clear customs.
- Shipping and returns
Shipping is free across the US, from a New Jersey warehouse. Unused US orders can be returned within 14 days of delivery for a full refund; international orders can't be returned at all.
What Savette is made of
- Natural
- 100%
- Plant-based
- 0%
- Synthetic
- 0%
Works most in: leather
From the material listed on 131 pieces · 98% of the range lists it · Checked October 2026
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Savette, answered
- What is Savette?
- Savette is a New York handbag label making structured, logo-free leather bags by hand outside Florence, known for compact top-handle pochettes closed with its sculptural turnlock.
- Is Savette a good brand?
- Yes. We like it for bags made by hand in Italy from certified calf leather, finished with its own sculptural hardware, in shapes that sit outside trends. Owners praise both the leather and how it wears.
- Who founded Savette?
- Amy Zurek founded it in 2020. She studied fine art and art history, trained in fashion design at Parsons and designed handbags at The Row and Khaite before starting her own label.
- Where is Savette from?
- Savette is a New York label; its bags are made by hand outside Florence, Italy.
- Where are Savette bags made?
- In Italy, at a family-run factory just outside Florence, where the artisans are third generation.
- Where can I buy Savette?
- On the brand's own site, which ships free across the US and worldwide.
- Does Savette ship internationally?
- Yes, free. Duties are included in the price for the UK, the EU, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore and shown at checkout elsewhere, but international orders can't be returned.
- When does Savette go on sale?
- Something at Savette is almost always marked down, so there is no big seasonal sale worth holding out for.
- What is Savette made of?
- Across the 131 pieces we could read in October 2026, the material is about 100% natural and 0% synthetic. The most common materials are leather.
- Which brands are like Savette?
- If you like Savette, look at Strathberry, Yuzefi, Manu Atelier and Freja.