The Rose Quartz City Backpack: Rather Good Looking and Absurdly Practical

Right, so you've probably wandered about the city with a rucksack that looked like it belonged on a hiking expedition or, heaven forbid, a school trip. This handmade leather backpack is rather different. Crafted in England using proper traditional techniques and genuinely excellent leather, it's the sort of bag that makes you look like you actually have your life together, even if you're running three minutes late to everything.

Why Choose Our Handmade Leather City Backpack

Beautifully Crafted Heritage: Each backpack is made by hand using time-honoured English craftsmanship. No factories, no shortcuts, just skilled artisans and leather that actually improves with age.

Splendidly Versatile: Wear it as a proper backpack or sling it over your shoulder when you're feeling more messenger-bag inclined. The matching stitching and silver nickel buckles give it that rather fetching finish that somehow works with everything.

Your Way, Personalised: Keep the traditional buckle fastenings or upgrade to magnetic closures for a bit of modern convenience. Add adjustable strap sliders if you'd like improved comfort and a secure fit that actually stays put.

Technology Friendly: The Small size fits tablets and laptops up to 10 inches. The Plus size comfortably accommodates up to 13 inches. Proper protection for your gadgets without looking like a courier.

Built to Last Genuinely: We've made these bags to last a lifetime and we rather stand by that promise. Should anything ever go wrong (unlikely, but we're British, so we plan for it), we'll repair it for you free of charge. That's the sort of confidence only proper craftsmanship brings.

Product Details

Small Size Dimensions: Width 10 inches, Height 11.5 inches, Depth 4 inches

Plus Size Dimensions: Width 11 inches, Height 13.5 inches, Depth 4 inches

Adjustable Strap: 50 to 70 centimetres drop from shoulder, adjustable for comfort

Material: Premium quality leather, handmade to order

Colour Range: Available in Rose Quartz and our full leather colour collection. Each bag is unique as it's made from real leather with natural variations

This season's must-have addition to your wardrobe arrives as a rather good looking piece that actually earns its place in your daily routine. Order yours now, knowing that artisan quality like this tends to sell rather quickly.

THE RATHER IMPORTANT BITS

This rather lovely piece ships directly from our brand partner - we work with independent brands who are absolutely brilliant and work frightfully hard to create beautiful things.

SHIPPING DESTINATIONS
Now, here's the thing - our wonderful brand partners ship to lots of different places, but not all of them can ship worldwide.

Some are brilliant at international shipping, others prefer to keep things closer to home.

At checkout, you'll see exactly where this particular brand can send your goodies.

We're terribly sorry, but shipping costs do vary rather wildly depending on where you are in the world. The exact figures pop up at checkout - no nasty surprises!

RETURNS

You have 14 days to return items.

Now, we absolutely adore our brand partners - they work incredibly hard and we do try to support them as much as we possibly can. So I'm rather afraid we have to pass the return postage costs back to you. Frightfully sorry about that!

🌍 PLEASE CHOOSE THOUGHTFULLY:
Our wonderful partners put their hearts into everything they make.

Ordering multiple sizes to try at home is rather hard on our planet and makes things jolly difficult for these brilliant independent creators.
When in doubt, do ask us first!

We're frightfully modern and accept all the usual suspects:

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Shop Pay

SECURE AS HOUSES
Everything's properly encrypted and secure - your details are safer than the Crown Jewels!

All prices in lovely British pounds £ GBP, though international chaps will see converted prices.

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