Our story of daring and self-expression
A Childhood Immersed in the Buzzing of the Sewing Machine
In 2021, I launched the eponymous leather goods brand, Alis Mita.
What seemed to be a whim was indeed a little girl’s story who grew up in a world of colors and fabrics, immersed in the buzzing sound of the sewing machine, beneath the kind gaze of a dressmaker, my grandmother.
During my childhood, my favorite toy was granny’s box of buttons. This was how I built my own world, having fun and creating characters with small, colorful modular figurines by moving them from right to left, sketching only in my mind. I was unable to express my thoughts in words yet.
When I was 6 years old, I began hand sewing princess dresses for my dolls. I still keep the memory of a small dress with a corset and a train, crafted from a green velvet scrap.
Though, I was looking for grown-up things to do and tried to tame this “monstre sacré”, this intimidating giant that was the sewing machine. By persisting — even breaking its “teeth”, the needles in adults’ language — I finally figured out how to master its rhythm and its trajectory.
Dare to Express Your Creative Force
This passion for shapes and fabrics never left my mind. When I grew up, I learned to appreciate art, architecture, design, and particularly the Art Deco era.
As I was pursuing my career in finance, I was also getting back to handmade work, the passion to create and a material I particularly love: leather. About five years ago, I dedicated my evenings, weekends and holidays to learn.
In 2016, I started my first classes at London College of Fashion and learned about saddlery and leather bags in Paris, under the watchful supervision of Laurent Charby, a master craftsman and former workshop manager of luxury design houses.
At the time, I already knew I wanted to create handbags that are elegant, modern and unconventional life objects. I wanted to make them evolve… as if to mock this constancy of boredom, this ode to the fixity of immutable things.
To achieve something that seemed impossible
Simply Dare
My desire to discover, to create and to act made me turn ideas into action. I quit my job and a whole world of certitudes. I took the risk to explore my strengths, my fears, my weaknesses, and above all, this creative force that I wanted to revive.
This choice was always obvious but never easy; keeping convictions close to my heart when everyone cautioned against recklessness, nonchalance, a state of mind.
The enthusiasm of beginnings and the joy of small victories were followed by so many closed doors, a period of doubts, failures, and reassessment. I always went through with the faith that I would make my own path through what seemed impossible in the beginning.
This is when I figured out that my creative force has the sparkling colors of the materials I selected and the bold shapes that my hands were crafting.
But above all, the most valuable fortune I became aware of was that there is a creative force that has no color and no shape. It lies in the very depths of our soul: this boldness to follow your passion, your craziness, your dreams, and to accomplish them.
Love, faith and action
Our Materials
Each of our creations features the noblest materials and the spirit of the craftsmen who shape them by hand, giving them their unique character. In this way, we aim to help revitalize and perpetuate the craftsmanship. We only use full-grain leather from short, responsible circuits. Our partner tanneries are located in France and Italy. The larger tanneries have environmental certifications; the smaller ones follow an environmental approach if they don’t have certifications, which are often quite costly to obtain.
Our Production
All our leather bags and women’s leather belts are Made in France and Made in Italy. Every product is shaped by hand in small quantities. Our choices are — and will always be — less about places and more about people, about the know-how, about ethical practices and above all, about embracing the same state of mind.
Thus, we work with two family leather-goods workshops, one located in the south of France, and the other close to Florence in Italy. For the last half century, they have made their expertise available for the greatest French and Italian fashion houses.
Our Process
On the back of this tradition, our ambition is to strive beyond and explore the future’s possibilities.
Modernity and innovation are key factors in choosing our partners as they guarantee the best work conditions and the finest product quality. Thus, we use engineering techniques at the cutting edge of technology and at the crossroads of a variety of skill areas to open other doors for creativity.
We explore these new avenues in three different ways: high-end quality, modern and elegant aesthetics, and ingenious functionality. From the inception of the idea to achievement, everything is rooted in a history of passion, audacity and ethics.
What is the evolutionary customization?
The evolutionary customization is an innovative concept which allows you to customize any of your ALIS MITA convertible bags again and again. This highly engineered system has been created and patented for this specific use.
How does it work?
Every luxury bag comes with a customization system. It takes the form of a slide consisting of two rails that intertwine to create a modular unit. When the rails close, they form an integral unit. So you can personalize the design or use of ALIS MITA bags, and make them evolve as your desires change.
For instance, this customization system will allow you to change the interchangeable flaps for the crossbody designer bags such as Simone and Zaha. You can also create a modular 2-in-1 bag: the Oprah bag is composed of a wallet with chain and a designer tote that can be carried together or separately.
Customization made aesthetic, secure and easy
How is it made? It's not rocket science!
To develop this jewel, we worked with a local team of engineers based in the Paris region. Their workshop has been highly specialized in mechanical research and metal treatment since 1938.
For almost three years, we tested different materials and developed several prototypes to check their quality and response to the customization of leather goods.
We opted for tempered aluminium, series 6061-T6, well known for its resistance and lightness.
Every piece is realized with high precision by laser cut and 3-axis CNC machining; then it is etched and numbered. Like a jewel, every piece is sublimated by the delicacy and the beauty of the human gesture: it is hand polished, treated by anodization to bring it a high resistance and a beautiful shine.
Made with Passion. Boldness. Ethics.
Passion is what drives us. Since day zero.
To shape elegant modern designs with an unconventional twist.
But most and foremost, to bring to life meaningful creations that connect with you through a message of hope, joy and self-accomplishment.
Boldness keeps us going. From day one.
To defy those who say it is impossible.
To stretch our realm of possibilities.
But most and foremost, to challenge ourselves in a spirit of constant evolution.
Ethics guide our thoughts and actions. For all time.
To respect our environmental resources.
To cherish the human relationships.
So that we can offer you something beautiful, good and fair.
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