Every briefcase, weekend bag, and portfolio from our Signature Collection has a special beginning. Each piece starts in a workshop in Florence, Italy, where they have been handcrafting specialty leather pieces for more than half a century. Under the expert eye of master craftsmen, each item is handcrafted and sewn according to the traditional Tuscan methods. Only the finest Italian leathers, threads, and metal fittings are meticulously chosen and used to guarantee impeccable quality and enhance the style of each leather creation. Lastly, the Betty Hemmings Leathergoods Signature Collection stamp is impressed on each piece in order to guarantee both its quality and its authenticity.