If there are three accessories that define your standing in society, it has to be your watch, your shoes and your bag. You could dress from head to to toe in rags, but if your bag, shoes and watch are decent enough, you will still manage to scrape by with a bit of respect at the least, or at best be mistaken for an eccentric millionaire.
Only this morning I noticed a chap on the train with dishevelled balding grey hair and a Berghaus jacket - two classic indications of an accountant who enjoys fell walking at the weekend and has a penchant for homemade ale. Then I noticed his Rolex Submariner and my opinion changed. Here was a man of some taste, despite the Berghaus jacket. He even polished his shoes.
If he had only been carrying a decent bag, my respect would have been complete. He actually didn't have a bag, but if he had I would hope it had been fashioned from a nice hide, be simple in its appearance and be of the holdall design, carried in the hand as opposed to slung over the shoulder.
Something from Dunhill's SS10 Chassis Leather collection would work a treat, crafted as it is from a deep grey leather embossed with a carbon fibre pattern previously only found covering the dashboards of exotic sportscars. As a bonus, the leather is allegedly scratch resistant. Quite the gentleman's holdall, great for a weekend trip or for holding that gym gear, and an accessory to be admired.
But a Dunhill holdall could be a style indicator too far for our Rolex-sporting, outdoor jacket-wearing friend. Something tells me he might actually have a preference for rucksacks. Of the Karimoor variety.
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