You only look your best in Berluti

What do a fox, a rose and a snake that has swallowed an elephant have to do with French luxury fashion? As of now, quite a lot. Because Berluti has drawn inspiration for its latest collection from one of the world’s most famous books: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Rather than simply printing the famous illustrations onto bags and shoes, the artisans at the Parisian Maison have studied the author’s original drawings, manuscripts and watercolours in great detail. The result is a collection that combines literature and leather craftsmanship in a remarkably artistic way.

At the heart of the collection is Berluti’s signature Venezia leather. Using laser engraving, tattooing, leather inlays and the brand’s proprietary patina technique, drawings and fragments of text are incorporated directly into the surface.

Particularly impressive: the Trois Nuits travel bag, on which a mountain landscape from the book unfolds across several leather panels. Coloured by hand layer by layer and adorned with delicate lines. The Makore Compact wallet also tells its own little story: only when you open it does the famous drawing of the snake swallowing an elephant become visible.

Even the classic Alessandro lace-up shoe makes a literary appearance. Its leather surface features the Little Prince’s rose as a three-dimensional relief.

The collection comprises bags, wallets, card holders, shoes and cashmere scarves. It has been available worldwide at Berluti and online since 30 October 2026. The collection is complemented by a special edition of Saint-Exupéry’s works, limited to 99 copies, published by the French Bibliothèque de la Pléiade.

And perhaps that is precisely what makes this collaboration so special: whilst luxury often relies primarily on visibility, *The Little Prince* reminds us that the things that really matter sometimes need to be looked at a little more closely.