This $3,200 Limited-Edition Tote Bag Pays Homage to New York City

In time for New York Fashion Week, Italian luxury goods maker Bottega Veneta will open its biggest shop to date. Tomas Maier, creative director of the Kering SA-owned brand, is celebrating the occasion with a 33-piece collection of leather bags, titled Icons of New York and inspired by the Big Apple skyline. The Intrecciato Manhattan Craquelé tote, pictured, bears a design of the island’s shape outlined in three subtle colors of nappa leather. Each small panel is cut out and aligned by hand, jigsaw-like, giving the bag a craquelé, or cracked, appearance.

At $3,200, these limited-edition carryalls are priced similarly to the brand’s Aquatre bags, which are $3,150 and covered with the interlaced intrecciato weave that’s so central to the company’s aesthetic. A more understated all-purpose leather accessory is the $1,250 unlined tote bag from Salvatore Ferragamo, which comes with a calfskin compartment inside. Hermès’ $10,300 Cityhall 38 briefcase is even subtler, save for a stretch of reverse stitching. But neither has the conversation-starting panache—and New York-inspired exclusivity—of this collection.