The best quiet luxury bags brands are Valextra, The Row and Phoebe Philo; the best-value options are Mansur Gavriel, Toteme and Polène.
We cover 20 brands with a serious bags offering, from the Summit tier down to Accessible. They are listed by price tier, then by Quiet Luxury Index score.
Valextra
Valextra is a Milanese leather goods house founded in 1937 by Giovanni Fontana, known for logo-free bags with a signature black-lacquered edge, including the Iside.
The Row
The Row is a New York fashion house founded in 2006 by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, known for logo-free, precisely cut clothing and leather goods that have become the reference point for quiet luxury.
Phoebe Philo
Phoebe Philo is the London-based label of designer Phoebe Philo, launched in 2023 after her influential tenure at Celine, selling limited editions of minimalist clothing and leather goods directly online.
Moynat
Moynat is a Parisian trunk-maker and leather goods house founded in 1849 by Pauline Moynat, revived in 2011, known for the Réjane bag and discreet craftsmanship.
Gabriela Hearst
Gabriela Hearst is a New York luxury label founded in 2015 by the Uruguayan-born designer of the same name, known for cashmere, tailoring and the Nina bag, with a strong focus on sustainable sourcing.
Loro Piana
Loro Piana is an Italian luxury house founded in 1924 in Quarona, Piedmont, that began as a fabric mill and is best known for the world’s finest cashmere, baby cashmere and vicuña.
Hermès
Hermès is a French luxury house founded in Paris in 1837 by Thierry Hermès as a harness maker, now best known for the Birkin and Kelly bags, silk scarves and leather craftsmanship.
Delvaux
Delvaux is a Belgian leather goods house founded in Brussels in 1829 by Charles Delvaux, widely described as the oldest fine leather luxury house in the world, known for the Brillant bag.
Bottega Veneta
Bottega Veneta is an Italian luxury house founded in Vicenza in 1966, known for intrecciato woven leather and for a 1970s slogan that sums up quiet luxury: “When your own initials are enough.”
Lemaire
Lemaire is a Paris fashion label founded by Christophe Lemaire and co-directed with Sarah-Linh Tran, known for soft, utilitarian clothing in muted colours and the croissant bag.
Khaite
Khaite is a New York womenswear label founded in 2016 by Catherine Holstein, known for sculptural cashmere knits, exacting denim and logo-free leather bags.
Jil Sander
Jil Sander is a German fashion house founded in Hamburg in 1968 by Jil Sander, known for architectural minimalism, precise tailoring and clean leather goods.
Celine
Celine is a French fashion house founded in 1945 by Céline Vipiana, closely associated with quiet luxury through Phoebe Philo’s tenure as creative director from 2008 to 2018.
Mansur Gavriel
Mansur Gavriel is a New York accessories brand founded in 2012 by Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel, known for its minimalist bucket bag and clean Italian-made leather goods.
Toteme
Toteme is a Stockholm-based womenswear brand founded in 2014 by Elin Kling and Karl Lindman, known for Scandinavian minimalism: scarf coats, straight denim and quiet leather goods.
Polène
Polène is a Paris-based leather goods brand founded in 2016 that sells sculptural, logo-free bags made in Ubrique, Spain, directly to customers for a few hundred dollars.
Cuyana
Cuyana is a San Francisco brand founded in 2011 by Karla Gallardo and Shilpa Shah, built on the idea of “fewer, better things”, and known for leather totes and essentials.
COS
COS (Collection of Style) is a London-based brand launched by H&M Group in 2007, known for architectural minimalism and modern basics at high-street prices.
Everlane
Everlane is a San Francisco brand founded in 2010 by Michael Preysman, known for “radical transparency” about costs and factories and for affordable minimalist basics.
Quince
Quince is a San Francisco direct-to-consumer brand founded in 2018 that sells Mongolian cashmere, silk and leather basics at very low prices by shipping directly from factories.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best quiet luxury bags brands?
The leading quiet luxury bags brands are Valextra, The Row and Phoebe Philo. For less, try Mansur Gavriel, Toteme and Polène.
How many quiet luxury bags brands do you cover?
We cover 20 brands with a strong bags offering, across 4 price tiers.