Nicholas Knightly

Tatler speaks to the creative director of Parisian leather goods maison Moynat on modernising heritage, making icons and teamwork

By Cherry Mui

Back in the late 19th century, if you were an English tourist returning home after a stay in Paris, you would probably carry a Moynat trunk. In 1849, before Louis Vuitton and Goyard existed, Pauline Moynat, the only female trunk-maker at the time, founded the house in partnership with Octavia and François Coulembier. A creator of finely handcrafted luggage and travel goods, Moynat became known for designs suited to railway and automobile travel, as well as for its technological innovations, such as lightweight trunks and waterproof canvas. Now the French maison is opening new boutique in London at Harrods, and Tatler spoke to its creative director Nicholas Knightly a week before the opening. “We love the authenticity of the heritage, and that brings the quality,” says Knightly, the British designer who…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2022

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