A proper leather bag
Today's article might be the answer to one particular part of an outfit about people obviously don't care. Or care not enough.
Every time I wait for a bus at the station, I see people in coats and boots. What a lovely look, I'm always happy to see anyone what takes care about what to wear, especially like coats in the winter and nice shoes. However, the shock appears when the person turns around. A lovely wool coat and on the back, an ugly backpack made of nylon (or perhaps even worse).
Wearing a backpack might indeed damage shoulders on a structured garment a bit. So I wouldn't wear a backpack with a formal jacket. Never. With a coat... sometimes. Not my best one, though.
But in this post, I want to talk about the quality of the backpacks. Suppose you spend hundreds of euro on electronics that last for two or three years. It seems that some of you found out that it is perhaps wiser to spend that money on clothes or accessories that may last decades.
And the backpack is a very similar case. If you care what you wear, any bag or document case or portfolio is part of that look. And yes, I agree that nylon printed backpack or document case will be much cheaper than leather one, yet it doesn't hold even remotely similar time. The level of elegance and versatility of such a bag is much higher. Nobody would expect from a properly made, quality stuff to be cheap.
Let's talk specifically. Here I'm wearing a dark brown nubuck leather backpack. It is undoubtedly a much smarter version. I wear it over the coat and under the coat us knitted jersey jacket - nothing formal or structured, that wouldn't work for me as I said before.
I frequently see men to dress better, to perceive garments deeper. Also, I see fewer shallow points of views regarding clothes. But when it comes to a bag they carry almost every day for work; it is an entirely different case like nobody don't care about this.
But you're nearly there, you choose a pleasant fragrance, beautiful clothes and forget to consider a bag. Like you're hiking intending to reach a summit and turns back a few meters before getting it. It is a shame because those men I see are that close to a perfect outfit.
My favourite Montblanc document case
Let me show you another example of my bag which I wear quite often. Montblanc soft grain leather bag in dark brown as well. I admit, when it comes to bags, I love the versatility of a dark brown. I got the same one as a duffle bag for weekends.
Or there's another one by John & Paul - Czech brand founded by my friends. They have a few lovely shades as well. Again - a leather document case for papers, notebook, accessories or all named together. It will hold for years.
John & Paul notebook bag in cognac
In short, look around, how significant difference is a leather bag and nylon bag - especially worn with nice clothes. And around us is many brands known or unknown to the public who are making beautiful pieces. A budget? Entirely up to you. The leather bag shouldn't be cheap as it supposed to go through tests of time unharmed, but the choice is yours as always.
Yours Sincerely,
Denis
