Brand: Céline Line/Model: Macadam Material: Macadam monogram canvas with leather trim Exterior Colour: Brown/tan Hardware: Gold-tone Dimensions: 13.5" W x 11.5" H x 4" D (approx.) Interior: Black fabric lining with zip pocket Inclusions: Detachable Céline logo charm Closure: Top zip Handles: Dual rolled tan leather top handles Origin: Made in Italy The Macadam collection remains one of Céline's most recognizable motifs, the repeating monogram canvas a signature of the Parisian house's heritage design language. This bowler silhouette pairs the tan-and-brown Macadam canvas body with smooth natural leather trim and rolled top handles, executed with the Italian craftsmanship for which the house has long been known. Gold-tone hardware punctuates the dual leather straps and top zip closure, while a black fabric-lined interior offers a zippered pocket for secure storage. The detachable circular charm, stamped with the Céline name and Macadam emblem, echoes the monogram motif that defines the exterior, a quiet hallmark of a design rooted in understated refinement and enduring function. Notes from the Curator The Macadam pattern, a geometric interlaced motif evoking linked chains or cobbled pavement, served as Céline's flagship coated-canvas emblem from the 1970s through the 1990s, establishing a visual language parallel to the monograms of its Parisian and Florentine peers. This Boston bowler silhouette in tan-and-brown Macadam canvas with natural leather trim dates to the late 1980s through early 1990s, an era when the house relied on exceptional Italian craftsmanship to create understated, architectural leather goods devoid of ostentation. The rolled top handles and dual leather straps exemplify the meticulous detailing that characterised the maison's approach before LVMH's 1996 acquisition, while the detachable circular charm—bearing both the house name and the Macadam emblem—echoes the monogram motif in miniature. The Macadam canvas and the Triomphe motif were forged during the 1970s–80s transition as Céline's indelible visual codes, and this bowler remains a legible artefact of that lineage, rendered in coated canvas that carries its form without collapsing, a quiet testament to the period's emphasis on structure and restraint.