The Silhouette

Intangible Heritage Craft Points

Heritage textile details, finishing notes and limited-batch positioning for the luxury product template.

We select matte black top-grain cowhide to create the bag frame, handles and bow hanging ornaments, and match it with intangible cultural heritage black background Banana Leaf Lotus Song brocade to create this retro and grand Chinese-style mini tote bag. The whole body of the bag is hand-woven with gilt blue and green banana leaves and precious lotus flowers on a black background. The gilt silk threads flow softly and luster under the light and shadow, replicating the gorgeous patterns of the Tang Dynasty palace. It is paired with double leather handles of the same color, a detachable wide shoulder strap, and comes with a bow hanging of the same brocade. There are multiple compartments inside the bag to store mobile phones, lipstick, powder, keys and other small items. The square, compact and versatile bag is suitable for new Chinese-style cheongsams, national-style dresses, autumn and winter commuter windbreakers, business trips, and tea parties. The lotus symbolizes peace, nobility, and everything goes smoothly, while the banana leaf symbolizes a prosperous family business and long-term good fortune. The black and gold color scheme brings a low-key nobility. Song brocade is the royal brocade of the Song Dynasty. It has outstanding cultural collection quality and is suitable for business acknowledgments, birthdays of elders, wedding souvenirs, and daily commuting gifts.

Song brocade is one of China's four famous brocades and a national intangible cultural heritage. It relies on the unique weaving technique of opening the warp and breaking the weft. In ancient times, it was exclusively used by the court nobles. The patterns are complex and luxurious, and it is known as the "Crown of Brocades". The precious lotus pattern with banana leaf originates from the palace patterns of the Tang and Song Dynasties. The precious lotus flower combines the shapes of peonies and lotus flowers, which represents wealth, perfection, purity and auspiciousness; the stretched banana leaf means endless life and a prosperous family business; the black and gold color is a classic color for ancient aristocrats, which is calm and restrained, hiding the nobility of gold. The craftsmen restored the traditional palace Song brocade pattern, blending blue and gilt two-color silk threads to weave it in layers to restore the virtual and solid light and shadow of the flowers and leaves. The entire Song brocade weaving process is complicated, and the gold and silver threads are easy to break. The craftsmen need to carefully control the warp and weft density, and each piece of brocade has a unique texture. Combining the thousand-year-old palace intangible heritage Song brocade with a modern mini tote bag, and matching the same brocade bow ornament, it integrates Chinese elegance and elegance into daily carry-on handbags, taking into account both practicality and oriental aesthetic collection value.