Keep it long, treasure it long.

Adorable elegance

The Betty leather shoulder bag's simple design highlights the quality of its materials and meticulous craftsmanship. Crafted from high-quality vegetable-tanned leather with a soft yet firm feel, it offers a classic look that's easy to open and close.

Mimi began when designer Mimi Berry created and sold long-lasting, handmade leather bags. Starting with bags for friends, she gradually expanded to small shops and individual orders, eventually expanding into a brand with a presence throughout the UK, Europe, North America, and Asia. The atelier and showroom are still located in Hackney, East London, where multiple staff members handle everything from sample production to finished products.

Streamlined Design

This leather shoulder bag is easy to open; simply fasten it by threading it through the brass loop. Its simple construction allows the grain of the leather and the brass accents to shine. Enjoy the subtle changes in the brass over time, along with the leather.

There's one interior pocket for items you need quick access to or want to keep separate. The bag's size is just right for light outings, and it can hold a smartphone, mini wallet, keys, and more.

British Craftsmanship

Mimi bags are crafted from leather crafted using traditional Italian techniques. The leather is tanned using tannins found in plants and resins, and is carefully processed over time through over 30 steps without the use of any chemicals. Because it uses natural vegetable tannins, even if the leather is discarded, it produces no harmful substances, making it both healthy and environmentally friendly.

Mimi bags are crafted with meticulous attention to detail, using techniques from within the UK, including thick leather stitching and beautiful edges even when raw. This craftsmanship allows for the bags' simple beauty and lightweight ease of use.
Another great thing about leather is that even minor scratches can be repaired with the leather's own natural oils. These are the ingenious and meticulous efforts Mimi makes to create long-lasting bags, with the needs of the user in mind.

Carefully Selected Materials, Inherited Techniques

Mimi also maintains close ties with factories in London and central England, and continues to emphasize the importance of "made in England" in the face of the current trend of factory closures. All leather is selected from tanneries in Italy and Belgium that have long practiced the purest, most natural vegetable tanning techniques. The leather is then tanned in huge wooden vats over a period of three months, resulting in a quality that is even used by European fashion houses.

In this way, Mimi, a brand committed to British manufacturing in order to support materials, technology, design, functionality, and local factories and suppliers, has grown from a single bag made by a single woman in a small atelier to a global brand.

Mimi combines classic style with Mimi's keen aesthetic sense. Made with high-quality materials and practical designs, Mimi's simple bags are built to last, making them a wonderful gift for women on special occasions like Christmas or birthdays.

Because they are made from natural leather, the bags retain their natural characteristics, including unevenness in the surface (wrinkles, streaks, etc.) and scratches from the elements.

As they are made from carefully selected leather, there are no issues with durability. Please understand that this is a natural characteristic of leather.