Volterra Crazy Horse - Messenger Bag

Small enough to forget you are wearing it, deep enough to swallow a day. Two main compartments, a tablet sleeve, a zip pocket you can reach without taking it off — and a strap that adjusts to sit exactly where you want it.

Crazy horse leather is waxed, not coated: it scuffs light, then the mark rubs back in. Six months of wear and the front panel will read like a map of your commute. That is the material working, not failing.

Why you'll love it

• It takes a tablet. Two main compartments, the rear one sized for a 9.7-inch tablet.
• The pockets are where your hands are. Front zip for the phone, slot pocket for cards and a pen, interior zip for what you would rather not lose.
• Carry it three ways. Top handle, shoulder strap or across the body — the strap detaches.
• Solid brass hardware. Zips and clips in aged brass, not plated steel that flakes.
• Crazy horse leather. Waxed full hide that lightens where it bends and darkens where you hold it.
• Five colours. Coffee, brown and grey through to black and dark blue.

Product specifications

• Two main compartments, rear sized for a 9.7-inch tablet
• Front zip pocket, exterior slot pocket, interior zip pocket and phone pocket
• Detachable and adjustable shoulder strap, plus a top handle
• Crazy horse waxed leather, aged brass hardware
• 21.5 × 25.5 × 10 cm
• Fits a 9.7-inch tablet, or any tablet up to 180 × 240 mm
• Five colours

About real leather

Crazy horse is finished with a heavy wax that sits on the surface rather than sealing it. Press a fold and it goes pale; rub it with your thumb and the colour returns. Grain, tone and scarring vary from hide to hide — that is how you know it is one.

Care

Keep it dry and out of direct sun. Marks buff out with a dry cloth. A neutral leather balm once or twice a year, worked in thinly, is all it ever needs.