WAIR Studio

The Locket Small Leather Top-Handle Bag

The Locket is a small leather top-handle bag. A compact zip-around shape with a small top handle. Add hand-painted initials by Annem Zaidi if you choose.

The Locket small leather top-handle bag in Espresso, front view

A small shape to keep close. Grainy leather, a single zip, and a handle that sits in the hand.

A few letters. A painter’s hand.

A pair of initials can be enough. Annem paints directly onto the leather, giving each letter its line, colour and small variations.

These are photographs of actual painted pieces. Your initials will be painted individually. The digital initials preview is an illustration, not an exact proof.

A finished Locket with hand-painted AE initials beside a white WAIR box
AE initials on a Locket. Actual painted work.
A brush painting PD initials on a Locket, with the painter’s hand visible
Initials in progress. Actual studio work.

Designed in Bethesda and made in small batches in Pakistan. Personalized pieces are painted by Annem in Bethesda, without stencils or printed transfers.

Materials and dimensions

  • Grainy leather in a deep espresso, Metal zip with a leather-wrapped pull.
  • A structured vanity shape with a 3" top handle and detachable 22.5" shoulder strap (adjustable ±2").
  • Soft lining with an interior zip pocket.
  • 3" top handle
  • Detachable 22.5" shoulder strap (adjustable ±2")
  • Single zip closure
  • Interior zip pocket
  • 7.2" W × 6.3" H × 3.2" D

What fits

Fits a modern phone and a cardholder, with room for a lip balm. Not a wallet — the Locket is a keepsake object, carried beside your pocket rather than instead of it.

Craft

  • 3" top handle plus a detachable 22.5" shoulder strap (adjustable ±2"), with a single zip closure.
  • Grainy leather outer paired with a soft lining interior — warmth lining an otherwise disciplined form.
  • A compact keepsake object — beautiful plain, beautifully suited to a painted initial if you want one.

Delivery

Ships in 3–5 business days. Shipping transit is additional.

Optional hand-painted initials by Annem Zaidi: 1–2 A–Z initials +$69; 3 +$89. Solid, Outlined and Dimensional are included. Painting adds about two weeks to dispatch.