Founded in Warsaw, Poland, CHYLAK specializes in luxe but affordable, timeless leather bags and accessories. With the highest quality leather and hardware sourced from Italy, the bags are made in Poland with the highest attention to detail and quality of craftsmanship. Every piece from each collection is hand-stamped with a gold series number.

The brand was founded by Creative Director Zofia Chylak who was born and raised in Warsaw, Poland. Before launching CHYLAK, Zofia trained as an art historian, specializing in the Northern Renaissance. The history of clothing continues to inspire Zofia to this day. Zofia’s background and training in design included a term at both Proenza Schouler and Nicolas Caito, New York’s most well-known pattern-maker, before returning to her hometown of Warsaw. In 2014 Zofia launched the brand CHYLAK which would go on to establish Warsaw as a new fashion capital within Europe. “When designing a bag, you can’t only think about its appearance. Today, a bag is more than just a pretty accessory. It’s an object that you use, that should fulfil specific requirements. It’s important for me to combine form and function, so that every bag is practical and attractive. As well as both timeless and fashionable.” Zofia Chylak

Iris Public Relations has been working with CHYLAK since 2018, working with the brand on international expansion and growth. The brand went on to quickly gain international cult status among press and celebrities including Alexa Chung, Edie Campbell, Felicity Jones, Adwoa Aboah, Margot Robbie and Poppy Delevingne.

Harper’s Bazaar quoted “It's almost as hard to get a Chylak bag as it is to get an Hérmes Birkin. The Polish-based brand has taken Instagram by storm, becoming an overnight favorite amongst influencers, It-girls, and basically anyone looking for a chic, well-made bag that won't break your budget.”

Initially selling exclusively online at their website, following waitlists of over 15,000 the brand went on to partner with international stockist Net A Porter in 2018, followed by Moda Operandi, Neiman Marcus, Galeries Lafayette, Printemps, Rinascente and Monnier Fr.res in 2019.