Large Backpack

This satchel gives you three ways to carry it. The top handle picks it up off a desk or a train seat. Clip the straps to the fittings on the back and it's a backpack, worn on both shoulders for a commute or a long walk, or slung over one. Move them to the sides and it hangs across the body, sitting at the hip where you can reach into it without taking it off. The straps come off entirely, so you can move between all three as the day asks for it.

It's cut tall and slim, which is what lets a 14 inch laptop, an A4 notebook or a hardback sit upright inside rather than lying flat across the width, and it keeps the bag close to the back when it's worn. That upright shape is what makes it work with tailoring in a way most backpacks don't: over a blazer and trousers it reads as a bag rather than as kit, and it does the same job over a coat and jeans at the weekend. It's the one for the office day that turns into a train journey, or the weekend where you're carrying a laptop somewhere you'd rather not look like you are.

Two buckled straps hold the flap down over the front, and underneath them sit concealed magnets. Set the buckles once at the holes that suit you and leave them there, then lift the flap and the magnets release with a light pull. Press it back down and they catch on their own. The bag is shut either way, so the buckles are there for the look of it and for when you want the front held tight, and the magnets do the everyday work.

Inside, it's lined in vegan suede, soft to the hand with a light grain, and there's a slip pocket on the front panel under the flap. The gusset is set in as a separate piece, which gives it depth and lets it hold its shape rather than collapsing flat when it's empty.

Presented in a Will's Vegan Shoes cotton drawstring dust bag.