A rugged man bag? Thankyou, Bill Amberg

Few subjects in men’s fashion are as touchy as the ‘man bag’.
We’re in an age when many carry around at least some keys, a phone and a wallet, often as well as an iPod, a camera, a decent paperback (for those emergency public transit trips), some cigarettes, a diary and who knows whatever else.
Obviously piling everything into your trouser and jacket pockets makes for unnecessarily lumps, whereas a few assorted trinkets are hardly cause to carry an entire rucksack.
Still, we’re as able to throw everything into a small over-the-shoulder bag as we are to throw on some matching pumps.
So the debate over the state of the man bag has raged. And Bill Amberg, knowingly or otherwise, has presented the solution from the most unlikely of places – the world of hunting.
In his shooting collection, a modern interpretation of traditional hunting kit, Bill has given us a few small, convenient and unquestionably manly choices – not the least of which is the truffle hunter. As our friends at Spungle put it, it’s perfect…
…this bag is one the best medium-sized utility bags we’ve seen in a long time. It’s smart looking, it’s functional, it’s unique, and most importantly, it does anything and everything you need it to do.
As you’d expect from Bill Amberg, it’s made of vegetable-tanned buffalo hide and is hand stitched. The price tag is also typically Amberg, with £360 what it takes to buy the only man bag you’ll ever need.
Bill Amberg Shooting Collection [via Spungle]
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