Maison Martin Margiela “Long Leather Bag”

Oh my God, I can’t stop laughing… It has a mouth, mustache… it’s a little Wilson! Remember Tom Hanks in “Cast away”? And his imaginary friend Wilson to whom he talked? Well, not so imaginary, because it kind of really became his friend hah… well… if you’ve planed to get stuck somewhere in a desert, on a deserted island or anywhere where you’d be all alone, this is the bag you want to have with you. I mean, when you are buying a bag, you might as well buy a multifunctional one… I bet if “Cast Away” was filmed now, it would be this bag with a Wilson name tag… And Wilson bag sure beats Long Leather Bag when it comes to naming a bag…

But, for real now. All in all, this isn’t an ugly bag. It’s not too attractive, but it’s not a fug. The only thing, besides that face which keeps looking at me, that makes no sense on it, are the little bows on the zippers which don’t fit the bag in any way. Notice how the bag is structured, defined and somewhat stern - from the color to the shape of it, there’s nothing girly to it. Then tell me, what are those little bows for? I mean, no no no… You don’t put little cute details on a bag that looks like this. The only way that this bag could be taken seriously would be if just one zipper is used and the other one was kept at the bottom side of the slit to avoid the “Wilson effect”.

As for the material, size and practicality, it’s all good. Combining smooth leather in grey color with small amount of polished silver metal hardware can hardly ever go wrong especially on a bag of this size. Handles are made of rolled leather with metal bar attachments, which is great if you carry it as top handle bag, I’m however not sure how well would it work as a shoulder bag.

PRICE: $385.00 @ eLuxury.com

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