Weeks pass before the fine Brazilian leather used to craft the Ferrara Mystique bags like this Lily Tote is ready to be tanned. The historic art of vegetable tanning gives this leather an extraordinary resistance to wear and lasting beauty. We use a state-of-the-art machine to laser the leathers creating the look of artisan wood or stone. This is the kind of artisanship you find in the finest crafted leathers that originate in Italy.