When we were developing the Marlow style, I was really into Irving Penn still-life photographs. They are oddly old-world and somehow timeless, and his images are filled with layers and a kind of depth that’s remarkably subtle. I found a few of his still-life photographs of everyday things that use bags as objects, and I tried to capture the feeling of how he portrayed those bags not as style icons or fashion pieces but as beautiful objects that are part of our everyday life.

This carryall is quickly achieving can’t-live-without-it status. See Frances’s sketch come to life in jcrew.com’s handbag shop.