Sezane bags are excellent, stylish and well-made. Here’s what you need to know before you buy one — especially if you’re buying it from overseas.
Sezane has a collection of seven leather bags: the Milo (the best — here’s a review of the Milo Mini), the Claude (se close second place — full review here), the new and beautiful Lou (full review here), the Victor, the Gabin, the Gary, and the Farrow (which I prefer as a summer raffia bag). These all come in a variety of sizes, colors, and finishes.
Sézane also has a collection of small leather goods — wallets and that sort of thing — as well as a newish line of canvas bags. Let’s not forget the summer woven bags — here’s all of this year’s, ranked from #1 to #15. My favorite from the summer bags is without question the Mini Farrow with floral embroidery.
RIP from the 2025 edition: the Roméo, the Romie, the Mara, the Abel, and the Cabas. The Roméo is a gorgeous bag (see an out-of-stock listing here) and I hope it’s make a comeback.
Let’s get into it.
The Best Sezane Leather Bag: The Milo
The leather portion of the Sezane bag selection is led by the Milo ($475): It’s 100% vegetable-tanned smooth cowhide leather, and made in Italy. It’s smallish: shorter and narrower than a letter-sized piece of paper (6.7 inches x 9.4 inches x 1.8 inches). It has a very satisfying metal clasp on the front, with a zipped interior pocket. It’s great — there’s no other way to say it, it’s just like Sezane in a nutshell: fashionable without being trendy, well made, expensive but actually pretty reasonable when you break it down on a cost per wear. You could use this bag every day for years.
The Milo comes in slightly exotic finishes, including a “chocolate croco print“, but personally I think you need to go classic all the way, with the Natural Heritage (a rich warm brown, shown here). It also comes in a glossy black that I feel is actually not all that glossy?
The Milo also comes in a mini size (seen above): 4.7 inches x 7.5 inches x 2 inches. That’s about the same size as a 5″ X 7″ index card. This is the one I have and I love it, especially in the patchwork colors (including the one in black.) Love!
#2 Sézane Leather Bag: The Claude
I love the Claude ($450). The normiest of all Sézane’s vintage-ishbags, with that half-moon flap.
The Claude comes in 10 colors, including walnut, burgundy, glossy black, “sand textile” (a structured raffia) and chocolate croco. To my eyes, it’s much bigger than it looks — I was expecting something about the same of a paperback book from the images, but — IDK, paperback books come in lots of sizes. The Claude is about 6″ X 8″. Maybe it’s the depth (a little over two inches) that makes it feel more substantial than I expected.
Best Sézane Leather Bags #3: The Lou
The Lou — a relatively new addition to the Sézane leather bag collection — is such a cool bag. It’s almost devoid of branding (as it should be — I’m convinced one of the reasons the Correspondance line is so heavily discounted right now is because of how massive the labels are) and super utilitarian while still super chic. The colors feel very Sézane to me while the shape actually reads a little more rock ‘n’ roll, a little more Zadig et Voltaire perhaps?
Some specs: The adjustable strap is 20 inches, while the bag itself is 7.1″ x 7.9″ x 4.5″. That’s pretty petite! An apple and an iPhone and not much else. It’s unsurprisingly lighter and easier to wear that the Claude or the Milo.
Especially given the price — at $240, it’s about half the cost of a Claude — this is the brand’s best day-to-day bag. In five colors: black, taupe, burgundy, and twine — love all of them but the last one.
Best Sézane Leather Bags #4: The Victor
I love the Victor, with its elegant gold strap. A going-out bag? At least as close as Sézane comes to one — it’s considerably dressier than any of the four above.
While the Victor has previously come in a smooth finish, it is at this very moment only in stock in the crocodile print, in chocolate and black ($390).
Best Sézane Leather Bags #5: The Farrow
Maybe you love a bucket bag. Moi? J’aime pas a bucket bag. The Farrow comes in three sizes, with the biggest 10.2 inches x 9.2 inches x 6.7 inches. The strap is 38.2 inches and adjustable. The more interesting variations include a crocodile-embossed leather and a black croco print.
All that said, the embroidered Mini Farrow for summer is perfection.
Best Sézane Leather Bags #6: The Gary
The Gary is the grown-up version of the Lou (and substantially bigger). Quite work-y, no? It also comes in two other sizes, both of which I prefer: the Mini (very cute) and the aptly named Maxi.
Best Sézane Leather Bags #7: The Gabin
The workiest bag of them all? Perhaps the most utilitarian. Undoubtedly the one I would use the most and love the least. The Gabin is a substantial bag (11.4 x 21.2 x 7.8 in), and the Gabin Maxi (2.6 x 5.9 x 23.6 in) is humungous.
Sezane Bags: The Raffia Summer Collection
So the other main category of Sezane bags is their annual collection of summer bags in woven raffia. I love these bags, and they typically show incredible craftsmanship — it’s no surprise that they’re made in Madagascar, not Italy. Here’s a ranking of all 15 from their last summer collection — my favorite was absolutely the embroidered Mini Farrow.
It’s worth saying that a straw market bag doesn’t need to be expensive. There are two on our list of French fashion essentials for under $50.
Sezane Bags: The Correspondance Collection
New for late 2024, the Correspondance collection is “a line of canvas travel accessories designed for the whole family—crafted to hold your essentials for every journey and customizable to suit your style.”
It’s big! The biggest is the weekender tote bag; the smallest is the makeup bag. For more, see our comprehensive review!
Frequently asked questions about Sezane bags:
Where are Sezane bags made?
Most of the leather bags are made in Italy, while the raffia pieces are mostly made in Madagascar. This information is clearly shared in the “Details and Composition” pane of each product listing.
What are Sezane bags made of?
The leather bags are vegetable-tanned cow leather.
How much does it cost for shipping?
Sezane offers free shipping to the US for purchases over $200, which happily or unhappily covers most bags. Everything here except the wallets and some of the Correspondance bags will qualify (unless they’re on sale).
How long does shipping take for Sezane bags?
I think many people are surprised by how fast Sezane’s shipping is, even from France. They ship within 2-4 days, and all my packages have arrived within a week after the ship date. It’s not Amazon, but it gets there.
See much money you’ll save by buying Sézane in France here.
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