Armed for the holidays

Faure Le Page fires the opening salvo of the gifting season with its Fall/Winter 2025 collection—and this year, the Maison has its head quite literally in the clouds. The limited-edition Cloud 7 takes center stage, floating in on a dreamy Steel Gray and Pink palette inspired by that blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Paris moment when dawn smudges the rooftops in soft blush. It’s the color of possibility, of mild delusion, of believing—if only for a few minutes—that the day will go exactly as planned.

In Cloud 7 form, the Maison’s signature models, from the Daily Battle to the Pochette Zip, take on an almost weightless air. Meanwhile, new silhouettes arrive with feminine curves and a lightness that feels almost like cheating. The bags seem to hover, as if refusing to commit entirely to gravity. And honestly? Same.

It’s a fitting chapter for a brand that knows reinvention better than most. Revived in 2009 by a French family enamored with art and history, and reborn at 21 rue Cambon in 2012, Fauré Le Page traded its royal gunsmith past for a much gentler battlefield: seduction. Under its cheeky banner, “Armed for Seduction,” the Maison swapped weapons for “weapons of love,” calling on leather artisans once devoted to the hunt. Its Scale pattern—once armor, now allure—remains its quiet flex, a wink to those who love a little symbolism with their shopping.

Supporting Cloud 7 is a lineup ready to make any gift list look suspiciously well-thought-out. The Ladies First 24 Armure arrives in deeper tones with just the right amount of sculpted attitude. The Faurever 23 multiway bag morphs from crossbody to top-handle with the kind of ease we all wish we had during family reunions. SagaCity 18 offers compact polish—no fuss, no drama, no wasted gesture.

Men aren’t left to fend for themselves either. The Double Battle steps in, a foldable, adaptable, geometric reimagining of the Daily Battle. With braided handles that nod to the Maison’s sword-guard past and four ways to wear it, the bag basically does everything but attend the meeting for him. For travel, the Dream Bag carries the load—roomy, durable, and unmistakably FLP, the sort of bag that silently says, “Yes, I packed sensibly. Please be impressed.”

A uniquely local delight adds mischief to the mix: a limited-edition medal made exclusively for the Philippine market, ideal for accessorizing or declaring your membership in the FLP fan club. And on Saturdays at the Greenbelt 4 store, an in-house artist personalizes gift boxes with hand-drawn flourishes—a tiny, joyful luxury that turns the box itself into a souvenir.