84% matchCuyana
Same direct-to-consumer 'fewer, better' leather logic
What changes: Womenswear and knitwear too; Peru/China/Italy sourcing rather than Italy-only
Brand profile
Leo et Violette
Parisian direct-to-consumer leather goods brand making minimalist Italian-made bags and accessories, offered with monogram personalisation.
ParisOrigin
UnisexFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$$Price
4 brands like Leo et Violette like Cuyana, Carl Friedrik, Strathberry →
What to know about Leo et Violette
Italian workshops, direct-to-consumer prices
Bags are cut and assembled in Italian workshops from Italian tannery leather, then sold online without wholesalers, which is how the pricing undercuts comparable labels.
A handful of repeating shapes
The catalogue stays narrow and permanent: the Violette bucket bag from 2015, the Gina tote in Maxi and Nano, the Nova, plus men's briefcases and backpacks.
Vegetable-tanned leather, initials on request
Most leather is vegetable-tanned rather than chrome, and pieces can be personalised with hot-stamped or gold-leaf initials at order.
If you like Leo et Violette
84% match
80% matchCarl Friedrik
DTC pricing on minimal Italian-leather bags, men-leaning
What changes: Narrower focus on briefcases and hardshell carry-on luggage
75% matchStrathberry
Independent, Spanish-made, more hardware-forward polish
What changes: Signature metal bar branding and a women-only range
73% matchMaria Maleta Lisbon
Pared-back Iberian-made leather at similar value
What changes: Smaller catalogue, reversible-bag gimmick, Portugal production
Brand facts
Léo et Violette is a Paris leather goods label founded in 2013 by couple Léo Dominguez and Violette Polchi. It sells direct-to-consumer online, cutting intermediaries to price Italian-made bags below comparable labels. Leather comes from Italian tanneries, largely vegetable-tanned, and workshops in Italy handle production. The catalogue centres on pared-back everyday shapes: the Violette bucket bag introduced in 2015, the Gina tote in Maxi and Nano sizes, the Nova, plus men's briefcases, backpacks and small accessories. Most pieces can be personalised with hot-stamped or gold-leaf initials.
- Founded
- 2013
- Origin
- Paris, France
- Made in
- France, Italy
- Price
- $$$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Quiet luxury