HANDMADE COUTURE: Make this Look - A Very Chic Hobo Bag

Today, we are going to show you how to recreate this Bottega Veneta Cervo Hobo Bag. YOU can make this so easily on your own sewing machine at home! We'll link to the fabric, hardware and the sewing pattern so you can recreate this look! 

The Bottego Veneta Cervo is a chic soft structured hobo bag that is a bag that gives effortless everyday style. With the statement red top grain leather and contrasting stitching, this gorgeous bag makes a statement. Wear it every day or match it with some skinny jeans and red heels for a night out.

The Bottego Veneta Cervo is a chic soft structured hobo bag that is a bag that gives effortless everyday style. With the statement red top grain leather and contrasting stitching, this gorgeous bag makes a statement. Wear it every day or match it with some skinny jeans and red heels for a night out.

The Cervo measures 14.5"H x 18.5"W x 3.5"D, features a magnetic snap closure,  two interior slip pockets and a zippered pocket. The interior is also lined in a luxe suede. This beauty can be yours for 1780 USD.

Like the look of the Cervo?  Let’s be our own brand.

Pattern + Hardware + Fabric= Handmade Couture

Sewing Pattern:

The Swoon Laney Reversible Hobo is a great match for our inspiration bag. It’s a casual slouchy hobo that would translate beautifully into leather. Bonus: it’s a freebie!

The Laney was designed for beginning bagineers and features a magnetic snap closure like our inspiration bag. Customize it further by adding your choice of pocket style in the lining. At 15” wide x 10” tall x  6” deep she is slightly smaller than our inspiration bag but you can choose to enlarge the pattern in you’d like a larger bag.

Laney features identical seams to our inspiration bag, use a contrasting top stitching along the front seams to recreate the look of the Cervo.

Hardware:

The Cervo is designed as a casual bag and is minimalist with hardware, for this look you just need 1 magnetic snap for the closure:

Fabric:

The Tannery NYC has the perfect leather for us! Check out this gorgeous bright red leather:

(Remember, Emmaline followers get 10% off purchases of 50 USD or more at The Tannery NYC using code: EMMALINEBAGS)

If leather isn't your thing, try some faux leather. Sew Sweetness carries faux leather in the perfect weight for bag making and has a beautiful red color:

Another great option is natural cork fabric, which is available from MM Cork Supply in Canada or from Sew Sweetness in the US.  You can get cork in a various colors and finishes, like this red:

You can choose to do this in whatever fabric you are comfortable working with! A fun cotton print, canvas or even denim!  That's the benefit of creating your own, it's what YOU want it to be. Handmade can be couture too!

About this series: Are you or someone you love a designer handbag enthusiast? Do you sometimes find yourself staring at bags you see in magazines, or even on someone's shoulder in the grocery store wondering how to recreate that bag? Then the Handmade Couture series is for you. We pick a designer bag and tell you how to recreate it using available sewing patterns, materials and hardware.  You can have the same look, but make it totally "you" and for a fraction of the cost. When you sew your own bag you know exactly what is going into the bag and can add or modify features to suit your preferences. 

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Photos and content provided and written for Emmaline Bags by Cyndi Farfsing, from The Nosy Pepper. Cyndi's blog is chock is full of more bag photos and make making tips. Check out her bag series "It's in the Bag! Better Bag Making Series," to learn a ton of new bag making skills.

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