Custom Made

Here are a couple of pictures of my latest custom order. Click here to see other custom made projects.

 

It is a present for a man and I must admit that I’m rather proud of the final product.  Although I’ve used the same materials before, the other bags had always looked much more feminine.  It’s strange, I’ve been trying to think up a Man Bag shape for ages when in reality I think that this Messenger Bag shape actually works for either men or women, it just depends on the material and finish. 

It’s a pity that the colour doesn’t come out as well in pictures as in real life.  The exterior is a green and white tweed with little dots of colour like orange, red and blue.  These are very subtle though.  The lining is the same as the underneath of the flap, striped green.  Plus there’s a tab and circle of forest green cotton.  So all in all there are many little details but nothing girlie.

So, I’m curious, if you are a man, would you wear this bag? Or if the colour isn’t your particular thing, do you like the shape?

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Custom made

Here’s a little custom-made gym bag or “Turnbeutel” for a little boy starting kindergarten in the autumn which I made this morning. Cute isn’t it?  He can wear it either over the shoulder or as a little rucksack.  Plus he can also choose if he wants to wear it with the blue stripes or with the yellow ones.  It’s like having two bags.  It’s made of denim so it’s very robust too.

  

Left: cords pulled closed
Right: pulled open

 

Left: bottom details
Right: top, cord to pull closed

If you’re interested in having something custom made simply write to me and I’ll see what we can do!

Man Bags

Man Bags have been requested often before, so I thought I would give it a go. Now I need a few men’s opinions…  I thought that a man would like a bag large enough for a magazine or A4 block, with a couple of pockets for mobile, keys, etc. But at the same time not too large a bag that would look a little too much like a handbag.  I also thought that the colours needed to be more subtle, although saying that my first test bag is quite bright.  The bags also needed less details but still a little something to make them special.  So I’ve made and pictured my first attempt and I would love a few men’s thoughts. 

• Is it large enough? It is presently 32cm wide x 25 cm high x 7 cm deep
• Is the strap long enough? It is presently 137 cm at it’s absolute maximum but can obviously be shortened
• Does it need more pockets? It presently has two, one inside and one outside (under the flap)
• Are the colours still too ‘girly’? The other planned ones are black, green, blue denim and chocolate brown
• any other thoughts and / or comments…