Patience pays off. The wallet and the charm free. The Subira appliqué leather backpack shown with the "Nayo" duo wallet and the "Asili" leather charm — painted gouache poster.
"Subira" Applique Leather Backpack
"Subira" Applique Leather Backpack

Everything in The Patience Pays Off Set

The backpack$109.95

Leather charm $44.95FREE

Duo wallet $49.95FREE

"Subira" Applique Leather Backpack
"Subira" Applique Leather Backpack
"Subira" Applique Leather Backpack
"Subira" Applique Leather Backpack
"Subira" Applique Leather Backpack
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Subira is the tan backpack for the woman who carries everything and still gets stopped.

Subira is patient and powerful, just like the women who carry her.

Tan vegan leather, locs pinned high and a sage leaf cut from leather and stitched on by hand, maroon inside. Fits an iPad, a notebook and your whole day — not a laptop.

114 women reserved Subira before a single one had shipped.

The Patience Pays Off Set

Subira is the tan leather backpack you can wear to work and keep wearing all weekend. Asili is the leather Africa charm that hangs off her strap. Nayo is the small one for cards. The wallet and the charm come free with her this run.

$294.85 sold separately $109.95
$90 off the backpack 2 pieces FREE ($94.90)

121 left in the October run · then Nov 5 – 12

  1. The backpack that’s patient and powerful — Subira — tan vegan leather, locs pinned high and a sage leaf, maroon inside10.2″ × 13″ × 5.1″ · fits an iPad, not a laptop · ships Oct 15 – 22Ships Oct 15 – 22 $199.95$109.95
  2. The piece on her strap people ask about — Asili — Africa cut from three leathers, on a gold clasp3.1″ × 2.8″ · clips to a handle, a strap or your keysIn stock · ships this week $44.95FREE
  3. The little one that lives in her side pocket — Nayo — quilted black, two gold Africa charms3.9″ × 3.1″ · cards and a folded billIn stock · ships this week $49.95FREE

46% of the women who ordered Subira put a second piece in the box. With the October run, the wallet and the charm come free with her.

  1. Pre-orderreserved today, Albuquerque, USA
  2. Ships Oct 15 – 22the charm and the wallet ship this week
  3. Arrives 2–8 business days laterby the speed you choose
  • ★★★★★

    “All tan, no loud panel, and somehow every woman in the lobby wanted to see the front.”

    Corinne A. · verified review
  • ★★★★★

    “Her locs are pinned up like mine are most mornings, little green leaf and all.”

    Dana W. · verified review
  • ★★★★★

    “The small wallet carried me through the whole wait, then the backpack showed up on its run.”

    Marcella H. · verified review
  • Pre-orderships Oct 15 – 22
  • Ships from the USABlack-woman-owned, run from Albuquerque
  • 30-day returnsunused, in the original packaging

In her words

Six women, six ordinary days, one patient backpack.

  • Mixed window and overhead light on a train, the all-tan Subira backpack upright on the seat next to her, no wallet in frame.
    ★★★★★

    Waited for the October run

    I put my order in during the presale and waited, which I am bad at. First time out was the train into work, mixed light, her on the seat next to me. All tan, no contrast panel, quiet in a way I did not expect from a bag with a face on the front. Everything I carry fit inside.

    Valerie J.Verified buyer

  • Plain white office light, the all-tan Subira backpack on the back of a desk chair with a folder and tablet stacked beside it, no wallet in frame.
    ★★★★★

    Tablet size, and that is fine

    It says an iPad, not a laptop, and it means it. My laptop stays at the office so I carry the tablet, a folder, my water and my lunch, and she still closes easy. On the back of my chair against the white wall she looks like a bag I would have paid full price for somewhere downtown.

    Octavia B.Verified buyer

  • Soft diffused window light in a church lobby, the all-tan Subira backpack held at her side as two women look at the front, no wallet in frame.
    ★★★★★

    Every woman in church asked

    Set her down in the pew beside me and after service three different women came over. One said, where in the world did you get that bag. They all wanted to see the front of her. That soft window light in the lobby does something to the tan leather. I wrote the name down for four people.

    Belinda M.Verified buyer

  • ★★★★★

    Nayo carried me till she landed

    They tell you the wallet and the charm ship right away and the backpack comes on its own run, and that is exactly what happened. The little quilted Nayo lived in my coat pocket through the wait, cards and my ID, two gold charms on her. The backpack got here on the October batch. Asili went straight on the strap. They match on my kitchen table now.

    Shanice D.Verified buyer

  • Warm late sun on a park bench, shot from behind as she sits with the all-tan Subira backpack on her back, the pinned-up locs on the front facing camera, no wallet in frame.
    ★★★★★

    My friend sees what I miss

    She took this on the bench at the park because she said I never look at my own bag. The locs pinned up on the front, the little green leaf beside the face, all of it cut from leather and stitched down. My locs are up most days too. That is why I picked this one out of the eight.

    Gwen H.Verified buyer

  • ★★★★★

    For my daughter's thirtieth

    Laid it all out on the living room rug in daylight to check it over before wrapping. Backpack, the small quilted wallet, the leather Africa charm, and all of it looks like one planned gift and not three things. She has been patient with a lot of people this year, my daughter. Including me.

    Priscilla A.Verified buyer

The Details

Every measurement, before you decide.

10.2 in 13 in 5.1 in deep
Measured across the widest points. An iPad or a notebook fits; a laptop does not.
Size
10.2 × 13 × 5.1 in (26 × 33 × 13 cm). Fits an iPad or tablet, a notebook, your wallet, glasses and a bottle. A laptop does not fit.
Material
Premium vegan leather in tan, hand-cut appliqué on the front: a Black woman in profile in dark-chocolate leather, locs pinned high, a gold drop earring, a sage-green leaf sprig on a cream and sand ground. Gold zips and a gold AFROYLA plate.
Inside
Maroon lining, a padded tablet sleeve, slip pockets and a zip pocket.
Carry
Two padded adjustable shoulder straps and a top grab handle. Worn on the back or carried by the handle.
Closure
Gold two-way zip top. One gold zip pocket on the side — the disc on the front is artwork, not a pocket.
Shipping & returns
The charm and the wallet ship this week; Subira is pre-order and ships Oct 15 – 22, in the order she’s claimed. Pre-order pieces ship in their own box, in the order they are claimed. 2–8 business days to your door. 30-day returns from delivery, both free pieces included.

In the box

  • The backpack — Subira10.2 × 13 × 5.1 in · ships Oct 15 – 22
  • Leather charm — Asili3.1 × 2.8 in · clips to a handle, a strap or your keysFREE
  • Duo wallet — Nayo3.9 × 3.1 in · cards and a folded billFREE

One more time, the whole of it.

The wallet and the charm are free with Subira while the October run lasts.

Subira is $90 off, and the Nayo duo wallet and the Asili leather charm come free with her — $109.95, $294.85 sold separately. The charm and the wallet ship this week; Subira is pre-order and ships Oct 15 – 22, in the order she’s claimed.

$109.95$294.85$90 off the backpack · duo wallet and leather charm FREE

121 left in the October run · then Nov 5 – 12

Subira ships Oct 15 – 22 · the charm and the wallet ship this week · Albuquerque, USA · 30-day returns from delivery