Aerin Lauder is a longtime fan of Mark Cross—one of America’s first, and most enduring, luxury brands. “I have always admired their classic, heritage sensibility,” she says. In fact, when founding her lifestyle company Aerin, she found herself honing in on the same central tenets of the leather goods house: “Both brands are inspired by effortless American style and design pieces that are elevated, yet timeless,” she adds.
So perhaps a collaboration between the two was a fait accompli. This May, Aerin and Mark Cross will launch a line of lifestyle accessories inspired by the classic American summer. There’s a tennis racquet cover, a bag for gardening tools, as well as “throw everything in” totes perfect for a trip to town. “We felt that these pieces were stylish and feminine, yet sporty and timeless,” says Lauder. “We were very intentional about the pieces that we chose because we wanted there to be something for everyone.” (Although the Garden Bag, in particular, was something for her: “I am always cutting fresh flowers and bringing them indoors to place around my home, [so] the Garden Bag is perfect to carry my flowers and gardening tools,” she says. An added bonus: it comes with a set of Sneeboer tools.)
Photo: Courtesy of Mark Cross