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Most Functional Luxury Card Holder? Hermès, Givenchy & MPM

October 14, 2026

MPM takes a third path. The K.u.K. is taller and marginally deeper when empty, but uses those additional millimetres to provide eight individually organised cards, a large flexible central compartm...

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What Makes a Luxury Travel Backpack Functional? A technical comparison of MPM, Gucci & The Row

October 12, 2026

The Doppio was developed more specifically around the needs of the frequent traveller: approximately 48-hour capacity, numerous internal and external organisational pockets

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Hermès H Sellier vs Givenchy vs MPM K.u.K. Card Holder Comparison

October 10, 2026

MPM K.u.K  The other reconsiders the architecture of the card holder itself. And there, perhaps, lies the most revealing difference between them.

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Best Functional Luxury Mini Backpack? MPM, Céline & Loro Piana

October 7, 2026

In the Ristretto, those decisions return to the familiar Maison Philippe Montagne search for equilibrium: avant-garde without eccentricity, functionality without bulk, timelessness without conventi...

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What Makes a Luxury Mini Backpack Beautiful? MPM, Céline & Loro Piana

October 3, 2026

The MPM Ristretto. What can be examined rather more objectively is the thinking behind the form. Here the Ristretto is unusual because creativity, slimness, organisation and versatility are not ind...

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The Doppio Backpack — A Case Study in Functional Beauty | Maison Philippe Montagne

October 1, 2026

The MPM Doppio. What you hold in your hands is not just a bag. It is an object of  travel. 

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The MPM R.P.T — Luxury Full-Grain Leather Passport Pouch | Maison Philippe Montagne

September 30, 2026

The MPM RPT. The design began with a list of dimensions. Passport. Boarding pass. Credit cards. Smartphone. Flat charger. Power bank. In-ear earphone case.

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The Story Behind the MPM R.P.T | Maison Philippe Montagne

September 23, 2026

MPM RPT. You can carry it five ways. On the shoulder. Crossbody. Around the neck. At the belt. Or simply in the hand, using the flat handle at the back.

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