Vyclaire™ | Handmade Soft Traveler Bag

Winter found him first, but he's yours now

The centerpiece panel of this bag is a black Labrador Retriever, rendered in striking photographic realism against a soft, icy blue-white winter background — golden pine trees barely visible in the frost behind him. His glossy coat catches the light, tongue out, eyes warm and alert. That center panel is quilted in a fine diagonal diamond stitch that gives it texture and body. Flanking it on both ends is a deep navy fabric scattered with gold and crimson snowflake medallions on a dotted ground, echoed in the matching quilted top-handle straps. Claire and Riley found this piece for the shop they've kept going in Cape May since inheriting it from their mother Margaret, who opened the doors in 1978 — and it's exactly the kind of thing Margaret would have stopped for too.

• Winter Scene Center Panel — A photorealistic black Lab lounges against a quilted icy-blue and snow-white background, so detailed you can see the sheen of his coat.
• Details — 19" × 9" × 9", roomy enough for a long weekend and soft enough to squash into a car boot.
• Snowflake End Panels — Deep navy fabric printed with gold and burgundy snowflake medallions wraps both ends and carries up through the rolled top handles.
• Diamond Quilting Throughout — A consistent diagonal diamond stitch runs across the entire bag, giving it a structured, cushioned feel you can see even in the photo.
• The Last of This Run — We took what the workshop had left. Once these are gone we will not be getting them again.
• Looking After Her — Spot clean with a soft damp cloth and let her air dry. No tumble dryer — it flattens the quilting.

You're lifting this off the baggage carousel in a busy terminal, that black Lab looking out from the center panel, and the woman behind you in line is already leaning in to ask about it.

⚠ Because every bag is made by hand, small differences in colour, stitching and placement will happen. That is not a fault — it is the proof a person made it.

This is a handmade quilted bag, and the price reflects the artisan work that goes into it — it is not the right choice if you're looking for the cheapest way to carry your things. It is the right choice if you want something that looks as good on day five hundred as it did on day one, and that you'll actually be glad to see waiting by the door.

“We knew the moment we saw the Lab panel. Some bags you just don't walk away from.” — Claire & Riley, Cape May