Bags don’t maketh the man – what a man carries in his bag maketh, er, him! For instance, do you trust a man who has to remove a mountain of junk from his bag before realising he doesn’t have the thing he’s looking for? And would you trust a man who carries a bag merely to complement his outfit? No and no. The sort of man who carries the minimum of stuff, but is prepared for most eventualities, is the kind of man everyone looks up to.
To provide a bit of guidance in this regard, we’ve put together a ruthless edit of what to pack for a trip to the gym (you will never forget a water bottle again – rookie error), a weekend away or a day at the office.
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The Sports Bag
Sunglasses, £19.99, superdry.com
Blue duffle bag, £85, penfield.com
Water bottle, £9.99, penfield.com
Sneakers, £55, gola.co.uk
Eau de Lacoste, £47, houseoffraser.com
Skipping rope, £16.99, lonsdale.com
Blue sports watch, £69.99, timex.co.uk
Nike swoosh sweatbands, £7, johnlewis.com
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The Weekend Bag
Sweater, £89, jigsaw-online.com
Blue suede driving shoes, £130, sebago.com
Dents driving gloves, £70, reiss.com
Passport wallet, £45, aspinaloflondon.com
Medium Clipper bag, £1,495, mulberry.com
Sunglasses, £320, eyevan7285.com
Men’s leather wash bag, £150, aspinaloflondon.com
Cufflinks, £220, dunhill.com
Brown leather belt, £65, simoncarter.net
Watch, £775, raymond-weil.com
L’Eau d’Issey pour home, £41.50, isseymiyake.com
The Work Bag
Access pack bag, available 1st July, thenorthface.co.uk
Notepads, from £20, jigsaw-online.com
Pen, £295, dunhill.com
White Marshall Majors headphones, £79, marshallheadphones.com
Blue iPad wallet, £225, uk.tumi.com
Wallet, £95, mulberry.com
Rue du Rhone watch, £895, 88rdr.com
Boss The Scent by Hugo Boss, £45, boots.com
Apple Macbook Air, £849, johnlewis.com
Jump lead (in bag), £40, jigsaw-online.com
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