The oldest bag in the world is now luxurious

Alex Javebarcelona

Year after year, the main luxury houses launch new versions of their most iconic bags.The Saddle Bag of Dior, the Classic City of Balenciaga or the Baguette of Fendi.They are complements with history, that every season they take the list of the most desired.But there is one in particular, artisanal and without its own brand, which every summer wins the game by win.It is the lifetime.A palm basket with more history than any fashion house.The oldest bag in the world that now rises to the conquest of the luxury sector.

"The captazo was born in La Llata, a small town in Mallorca in which all its inhabitants dedicated themselves exclusively to this trade," says Araceli Iranzo, artisan and creator of the Antic Mallorca firm.His captures are braided by Ses Madones de Sa Llata, a group of women from the place who learned the technique in his childhood and now takes it in their retirement as the last original artisans of the Capazo.

"When tourism arrived on the island, the Mallorcans stopped making palm baskets, because they did not go on account," explains Iranzo who adds that it was then when all the production of capposters passed to Morocco.That was when mass production began.

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In the last decade, the beaches have been filled with this jewel of crafts, stripped of its tradition and produced abroad to sell it in tropel and at a ridiculous price.

However, works such as Iranzo and some of the best firms have once again put the historical braided complement in value.Also the celebrities, such as the influencers Olivia Palermo and Gala González, the model Eugenia Silva or even Carmen Lomana promote the return of the original captazo when choosing for their vacation quality versions of this.

Exclusive brands have seen clear the success of the Palmito basket and have been launched to seal it with their name. La casa de moda española Loewe es la que lleva más temporadas apostando por él y firmas como Dolce&Gabbana.Chanel and Jacquemus haven't taken to get on the car.Some, like Lonbali, even offer the possibility of customizing it and turning it into a more intimate object.

And although it seems that, for once, the craft will have the happy ending that it deserves, Iranzo warns that for the trade of braided baskets not to disappear it is important that both seller and buyer maintain an ethical and sustainable awareness about what they produce and consume.

"The health crisis has made us see that we cannot depend on everything in China,".Because maybe it is worth investing a little more and avoiding contributing to the longest bag in the world, and the trade that engendered him, they extinguish.