Christian Kimber Business Tote, Chocolate

The base is reinforced. That is the part nobody photographs and the reason a leather tote is still upright in five years instead of collapsing into a soft heap the first time you overload it.

Handmade in Milan from Italian leather, with a wide zip that opens the whole mouth rather than a token gap, and handles cut to clear a coat shoulder. Enough structure to stand on the floor beside a chair without falling over.

Chocolate darkens where you hold it. That is leather doing what it should.

Spec

• Handmade in Milan
• Italian leather
• Wide zip closure
• Shoulder-length handles, reinforced base