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Sea, New York Carlotta Bag

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Carlotta Bag

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Why it's worth it

All-black beading so dense the bag reads as sculpture.

The Edit

A hand-beaded drawstring pouch where the entire lower half disappears under rows of graduated black beads — horizontal bands giving way to hanging bead strands that cascade into a beaded tassel at the base. The twisted rope strap is anchored by two oversized beaded orbs, the closure detail as considered as the bag itself. Because each piece is beaded by hand, no two drape identically.

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