Writes very well, good balance with cap on end the history.
My third product from Allegory, and it’s just great ‼️
Very impressed with quick and personal service. Beautiful and quality leather portfolio made in America!!! Very thankful for your company and your pride in your work.
I purchased this for my husband for Valentine’s Day. He loves it! It is high quality, holds everything he needs it to, including his laptop, and it looks great.
It is heavy when full, so I think it would be great if a handle was added to the spine for easy carrying.
I am in a line of work where I hand-write notes all day, and I wanted something beautiful to write with that would feel good in my hand -- the Holden is very much both! The artistry is so lovely -- even when it is just sitting on my desk it is a pleasure! And it has a wonderful feel and just-the-right-amount of weight to it -- it really feels like it was made for my hand. The only "downside" is I never want to put it down! :) Thankfully, I also bought an Allegory Macana Mailbag which I take with me nearly everywhere, so I can almost always have my Holden with me.
I take my time with purchases like this. I research, read reviews, post questions online, ask questions of the maker (MANY thanks to Jess for her patience with me!) and thoroughly consider everything. There is nothing else quite like the Macana Mailbag out there! The craftsmanship is top quality, both in function (the structural elements are very well thought out and sturdily built) and form (the design is just beautiful -- a wearable work of art!). The external and internal organization are just the right amount to be useful/functional, without getting in the way or committing me to a limited way of doing things. (A little tip: I ordered a few of their Aspen Journal Storage Mods to add some flexible internal organization -- I keep one in my Macana regularly, and have a second one that I toss in for when I need some additional accoutrements.) I also love the strap closure system -- it is wonderfully functional/effective, with a fun, rugged aesthetic (and it is SO much better than relying on magnets, which inevitably open when you don't want them to). Overall, my Macana Mailbag feels like something I could wear adventuring into some hidden archeological ruin a la Indian Jones as well as into the city and a formal business meeting. I am excited to use this bag for the rest of my life. :)
I was looking for custom gift and came upon this site. The quality of the work was excellent. Would reconsider using them in the future!
I really like the item, but wanted to love it like I do almost everything else I've bought from Allegory. The feel is good, but it's a little larger than I was expecting. I expected it to be just a little larger than an 8.5x11 piece of paper but it is significantly larger than that. Everything works great, it has a good patina and feel to the leather that I know from experience will get better as it ages. I'm just *almost* completely satisfied. But will definitely continue to purchase their products, as I have since the beginning.
Loving this custom piece, fits my 2024 MacBook Pro and my iPad Air plus the TWO pen holders in front… I want one in every color!
I don’t write reviews, ever, but Allegory deserves a praise. I ordered this product on a Saturday expecting it to be delivered the following week since the items are handcrafted which they claim would take about 2-3 business days. About 5 days passed with no shipping updates, so I contacted support and received a message from Co-Founder Jessica in which she explained that there had been unexpected absences and the product will be finished and shipped with upgraded shipping. The product itself is amazing. The leather has a great look and feel. It was however a bit bigger than expected. Regardless this is an amazing product made by amazing people.
I got the Bethlehem Olivewood pencil. The color and pattern of the grain is so nice. I just need to write lighter as I've used a .9 lead for years. :)
This is the 2nd pen I've ordered from here for my partner and they are just great, great quality and great customer service thankyou
My daughter Titilayo just received her degree in nurse practitioner and I thought this Oallegory pen is a great gift for her practice! Titilayo absolutely loves her Oallegory Pen. She can’t wait to start her new job and place it on her desk!
I bought one several years ago. Absolutely loved it. I can no longer find it. It's heartbreaking. I will definitely be buying another one.
If anybody is on the fence wrestling with the idea to buy one of these. I highly recommend it.
Thanks for making such a beautiful case. This one was a gift, but after seeing it I think I’m going to need one for myself!
Excellent product and packaging with high-touch customer service to put it over the top. After struggling to get responses from two other vendors, I was relieved to see how responsive and well thought out Allegory’s business model was. From shopping to shipping everything was smooth. Would definitely order again when the need arises!
These ties do exactly what I need: hold cables and cords without getting stuck to everything Iike Velcro straps do.
I had a minor problem with the stud on one, but I contacted support and they promptly sent a replacement stud along with several extras just in case.
Great product, great service, great people!
I've had a 1.0 Aspen for a while - and I loved it so much that I bought a 2.0 for my son's high school graduation and another so that my partner and I can both have one. I've never had a quality issue with any of their leatherwork, and over time it just becomes more and more comfortable as it wears into your use patterns. I got a Slim Stationer (since I mostly carry pens, stamps, templates, and other things I use for correspondence and note-taking) and everything fits snugly.
Allegory Goods makes outstanding products from excellent materials and I can't recommend them enough.
Perfect size. Love the smell of leather. Watched your episode on Handcrafted America. Excellent work!
Perfect for purse. Watch your episode on Handcrafted American.
This is my first pocketbook, so I decided to check on what Allegory offered as I have had a great experience with the wallet. I opted for the Moleskine option even if not the recommended option because it has stitching and perforated pages for cleanly getting rid of pages. It was difficult to get the book into the journal, the stitching starts just about where the Moleskin ends. Maybe because this leather is so new, it stained the pages that it touches. Once the book is in, it won't budge so that's great.
I'm really excited to keep using this and now I'll keep an eye out for a good compact pen to go with it!
