Gucci Tom Ford Bamboo Beige Flower Print Leather Top Handle Bag

Bamboo has been Gucci’s signature material since the 1940s, when wartime shortages forced the house to find alternatives to metal, and it’s never really gone away. Here, a natural bamboo handle arcs over a gathered body in pale beige leather, hand painted in the look of an oversized brown floral. The flowers are drawn in fine strokes, like a woodblock print, and the effect is closer to a piece of art than a bag. A small metal clasp closes the top.