The history of CECILIA begins in the mid-19th century in Europe.

Two German families, Kromwell and Fleisch, emigrated from Germany to the United States in the 1930s and together founded the Cromwell Leather Group. The company CECILIA is run as a family business by Michael Fleisch, the great-grandson of the company founder Curtis Cromwell of the Cromwell Leather Group, in the 5th generation.

CECILIA can look back on over 160 years of expertise in leather goods production.

In its history, prestigious companies such as Leica, Agfa, Graflex, Coach, as well as Ray Ban Bausch & Lomb were supplied with leather goods.

Today, CECILIA focuses on the needs of the modern photographer and traveler and produces exceptional camera bags as well as camera accessories with a distinctive character from high-quality raw materials.

CECILIA is known, among other things, for its camera straps made from the finest baby alpaca wool, a sustainably produced raw material from the Peruvian Andes.

By making the camera straps the local communities around Cusco, the historic capital of Peru, are supported. After shearing, the wool is spun into a hypoallergenic fiber that absorbs hardly any moisture and has an extremely high tensile strength. This natural raw material is then handwoven according to centuries-old tradition on horizontal hip-strap looms, a very old form of backstrap loom, and combined with the finest, surface-finished full-grain smooth leather from Argentine cattle.

Additionally, many CECILIA camera straps and hand loops are completely or partially, invisibly to the eye, interwoven with an extremely tear-resistant nylon fabric, which has been tested to a tensile strength of over 100 kg.

A camera accessory crafted with the high standard to last a lifetime of camera use.