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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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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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Best Luxury Backpack for 48-Hour Travel? Doppio vs Céline & Fendi

September 19, 2026

Céline offers greater absolute size. Fendi offers compact urban familiarity. The Doppio's advantage lies elsewhere: in extracting substantial travel capability from controlled dimensions and integr...

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Functional Beauty. A conversation with the designer of Maison Philippe Montagne

September 17, 2026

Maison Philippe Montagne. Most luxury houses, asked to explain themselves, will point to heritage, or savoir-faire, or a founding date on a plaque. Philippe Montagne, asked the same question, tends...

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Mix + Match series. Portofino Aperitivo. MPM Ristretto, MPM RPT, Loro Piana, Schiaparelli, Aubade, Chanel

September 12, 2026

MPM Ristretto. He is wearing a Loro Piana Ice Wish polo in navy blue, white trousers, woven brown leather shoes. His MPM Ristretto in tan is on his back, worn as a backpack, its warm caramel leathe...

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Most Elegant Big Luxury Backpack? MPM Doppio vs Céline & Fendi

September 12, 2026

This is perhaps where the luxury backpack becomes particularly interesting, because functionality need not necessarily diminish elegance. Properly integrated, it can contribute to it.

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