The Mini Satchel keeps the shape of a full satchel at a size that takes a phone, a card case and keys and not much else, which is the point of it. Everything a full satchel has is here in miniature, the flap, the buckles, the set-in gusset, worked down to a size that sits against the hip and takes no weight on the shoulder. It's the bag for the evening out, the market on a Saturday, the day you want your hands free and nothing pulling on you. Worn across the body it sits low against a shirt or a blazer; shortened to the shoulder it rides higher and reads smarter. It's cut in a warm brown vegan leather with a lightly pulled-up surface, so the colour shifts a little across the panels where the light catches them.
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. 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.
