The Peony
The maker's mark
A peony does not ask to be noticed; it simply opens until the room has no choice. This curved shoulder bag is hand block-printed with large blooms in pink and magenta on ivory cotton, bold enough to be the outfit and structured enough to hold the day.
Specification
- Materials
- Hand block-printed cotton, fully lined
- Color
- Ivory ground, pink and magenta peony with green botanical
- Dimensions
- 9"L × 4"W × 4.5"H
- Silhouette
- Curved structured shoulder bag
- Handle
- Flat curved top handle
- Closure
- Zip-top
- Strap
- Detachable crossbody strap included
- Interior
- Holds phone, wallet, makeup pouch, daily essentials
- Large-scale peony floral, hand block-printed
- Origin
- Handmade in India
- Production
- Small batch
- Vegan
- Yes, no animal products
Dispatched within 1 to 2 business days by FedEx Ground, arriving in 2 to 7 days across the U.S. Your tracking follows the moment it leaves us. Should it ever need to come home, you have 30 days from delivery.
What is hand block printing?
A design is carved into a teak block, dipped in dye, and pressed into the cotton by hand. The large floral repeat takes a big block and a steady hand to keep the blooms consistent across the fabric, and every repeat is placed by hand, so no two are exactly alike.
What fits inside?
At 9" wide and 4.5" tall it carries a full day, phone, wallet, keys, makeup pouch, and sunglasses. It is the largest bag in the block-print collection and goes from morning to evening without being emptied.
How do I wear it?
Two ways. Carry it by the flat curved top handle, or attach the detachable strap for crossbody wear.
Is it vegan?
Yes. Hand block-printed cotton with a soft cotton lining. No animal products.
The story
A bloom at this scale is hard to print by hand. It takes a large carved block and a steady one: too much pressure and the petals bleed together, too little and the print loses its depth. The printer moves across the full length of the ivory cotton, placing each peony by feel, building the garden repeat by repeat. No two impressions land exactly the same, so the garden is always a little different from the one before.
Cut into a curved shoulder bag, it holds a full day without looking like it is trying to. The flat handle sits in the crook of the arm; the strap converts it to crossbody when you need both hands.
Open fully. Or not at all.
The house of Gullye
Slow by hand.
Heirloom objects from the workshops of South Asia, made in editions, never in factories.
The Peony
A peony does not ask to be noticed; it simply opens until the room has no choice. This curved shoulder bag is hand block-printed with large blooms in pink and magenta on ivory cotton, bold enough to be the outfit and structured enough to hold the day.
Gullye makes sculptural pieces by hand, in small editions, with master artisans in Jaipur. Once an edition sells out, it is retired.
The specification
The Peony is hand block-printed cotton on an ivory ground, and the bold pink and magenta dyes need careful handling to keep their depth. To clean, press the exterior gently with a soft damp cloth. Do not hand wash, machine wash, tumble dry, or dry clean. Keep perfume off the fabric and avoid prolonged direct sunlight. Store in the Gullye dust bag.
In confidence
The peony has been a flower for emperors and artists for over a thousand years, planted in palace gardens and painted petal by petal. Every tradition that met it understood the same thing: the peony does not do subtlety. It opens completely, or not at all.
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