Day 01
Confirmed
Payment clears and your piece is ordered from the supplier the same day.
About
A small house,
on purpose
House of Nande sources designer handbags to order — chosen by you, brought in through channels we can vouch for, and checked by hand before they are sent.
Why we work this way
Access is the product
Plenty of what these houses make never reaches a South African counter. The print that ran for one season, the colourway held for European stores, the mini that sold out before it was announced here — those are the pieces worth going after.
So we hold almost nothing and source almost everything. You tell us what you want, we find it, and it comes to you new, boxed and checked. The catalogue stays deliberately short because every piece on it is handled personally rather than processed.
See what we carry
The taste
Heritage, worn loudly.Print, gold and pattern over quiet good behaviour
On arrival
What gets checked
Buying through a supplier is not the end of it. Every bag is examined against known references for that model before it is packed for you.
- Hardware
- Weight, finish, engraving depth and the feel of the closure. Hardware is usually where a copy gives itself away first.
- Leather
- Grain, smell, edge painting and how the material sits under its own weight.
- Stitching
- Stitch count, angle and consistency along the seams and under the flap.
- Stamps & codes
- Placement, font and spacing of the house stamp, plus any interior serial or date code.
- Lining
- Fabric, pocket construction and the finishing inside the corners.
- Paperwork
- Box, dust bag, card and receipts are passed on with the bag. If any of it is missing, that is stated before you pay, not after.
- Suppliers
- We buy from a short list of suppliers we have used repeatedly. New channels are tested with our own money before a client's order ever goes through them.
Delivery
Up to 22 days
Pieces are prepared individually rather than pulled off a shelf, so the wait is real. Here is exactly what happens in it.
Days 02–05
Sourced
The bag reaches us, is checked against the house's references, and is photographed for your records.
Days 05–20
In transit
Wrapped, boxed and dispatched insured, with tracking sent the day it leaves. Pieces sourced from abroad sit at the longer end of this window.
By day 22
Delivered
Signed for on arrival. If anything is not as recorded, contact us the same day and we will make it right.
- Where we ship
- Throughout South Africa. International delivery is arranged on request before payment.
- Insurance
- Every parcel is insured for the full purchase value while in transit.
- If it is not right
- Tell us within 48 hours of delivery. A piece that does not match what you were shown can be returned unworn, in its original packaging.
Talk to us
Questions are welcome
Ask for more photographs, measurements, a video of the hardware, or a look inside before you decide on anything.
- Based in
- Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Viewings
- Private appointments in Johannesburg, arranged by email.
Sourcing
Name the piece you want
Tell us the house, the model and your budget. Almost everything we have delivered began as somebody's request.
Start a sourcing request