Bags

Some call it a science, some call it an art. Regardless of how you choose to define it, in the process of wallet making, two elements are absolutely essential — functionality and form.

Let it Rainier

There are times when your casual gym duffel bag just won’t do. Weekend getaways and overnight soirees come to mind.

A shovel that could save your life

The Secret Garden...

Menswear accessory designer Alexander Olch has released a new line of spring scarves for the first time. Like popular ties and pocket squares, all of the scarves are designed in handmade in NYC.

Smooth and Ready

An accessory for your accessories

Need proof that the fashion world is cyclical? The fact that esteemed eyewear brand Persol reintroduced clip-ons last year is all the evidence you should need.

Ready for your Friday presentation in Palo Alto and Saturday in Seattle, the Cambridge serves double duty as both a commuter and overnight bag. Lo & Sons, a family operation, has infused the bag with plenty of conveniences and features learned from their own travel-heavy lifestyle.

Ever clever bag brand Killspencer has just released this nifty accessory that’s designed to tote your toiletries like any other dopp kit to your destination, without ruining your luggage thanks to a waterproof white tarpaulin lining. Once you’ve unpacked, the bag can then easily fold flat to become a document/tablet portfolio for your jaunts on the ground.

The DODOcase has been a favorite accessory for iPad users looking to add an old school literary feel to their cutting edge gadget. While this isn’t the first collaboration by DODO that we’ve seen, this iteration created in partnership with eco-conscious upstart Vicarious by Nature still deserves a mention since it does a fine job of capitalizing on one of the most popular colors cropping up all over men’s fashion today.

Abbeyhorn shoe horns are all hand carved from Oxen horn to create a one of a kind shoe accessory. The stag shoehorn (top) features an integrated stag antler as a handle for a solid grip.

Unless you happen to live right above a New York based GANT store, you may have missed a new collection of small leather goods that launched today. Each piece is crafted by Tärnsjö, a family operated tannery just outside of Sweden, renowned for their leather (you’ve seen them before on Brooks saddles).

Pickturesque

Here’s a secret — you don’t need a technical bag to carry technical things. Upstart brand Seventy Eight Percent clearly understands this, offering a wide range of great looking accessories for the modern day commuter.

Mountain bound, urban adept

Alice Made This cufflinks are inspired by a love for raw material aesthetic. Their industrial shapes are purposely made to mirror the precision metal turning process that creates them, which is predominantly used for high tolerance parts in engineering prone fields such as aerospace.

You love the color on cars, knives, and gadgets — so why not give a matte black tie bar a shot in your wardrobe? For a mere $15, this accessory spotted by our friends at Valet is equal parts Gekko and commando, allowing your need for control to fly right under the stuffy dresser radar.

Add versatility to your trusted winter footwear by mixing in new laces from Danner. While we’re sure the brand would prefer you to match them with only their 16-18 eyelet boots, our guess is they’ll look perfect on other brand’s wares too.