Melanie Paris Classic Chic Camel Handbag

€39.90
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Two slim handles carry this camel handbag in the hand or over the shoulder, and a strap unclips from the side rings when you want your hands free.

The front pocket closes under a silver flap held by a buckled tab. Measuring 45 x 29 x 14 cm, the bag opens along a full-width zip and carries a second zipped pocket across the back.

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Carrying this camel handbag by handle or by strap

You pick the carry before you pick the outfit. Two slim handles sit on keepers at the top edge, long enough to clear a coat sleeve on the shoulder. The adjustable strap clips to the side rings with two lobster hooks and comes off completely, which turns a shoulder bag into something worn across the body on a crowded train. That choice is the first thing to check in the handbag aisle, where shape comes before colour.

What fits in 45 x 29 x 14 cm

There is room for a 13-inch laptop sleeve laid flat, a folded tote and a paperback, with enough depth to stand a water bottle upright instead of laying it on its side. One inside wall carries a zipped pocket, the other a slip pocket.

The front pocket does the talking

Everything plain about this bag sets off a single detail: a patch pocket under a silver panel with a faint glitter to it, strapped down by a camel tab and an antiqued pin buckle. The body around it is grained camel faux leather with an uneven patina that darkens along the creases, and the shape flares upward, wider at the opening than at the base. Silver hardware asks for cool jewellery beside it, or none at all, and the linen crossbodies that lead this label's range follow the same rule.

Dimensions, fastening, carry options and lining
Measurements45 x 29 x 14 cm
Top closurefull-width zip along the opening
Straps and handlestwo handles on keepers, plus a clip-on adjustable strap
Outergrained camel faux leather, uneven patina
Insidedark green, small repeated gold geometric print
Pocketsone flapped patch at the front, one zipped at the back, two more inside

Open the zip and the lining changes the mood

The main opening is a zip running the full width of the top. Under it sits a dark green lining, printed with a small repeated geometric motif in gold, so the inside reads warmer than the outside. The back panel holds its own zipped pocket, the one that ends up with a travel card and a phone in it.

How often it actually needs cleaning

Once a fortnight is plenty for the body: a cloth barely damp, then a spot away from the radiator while it dries. The silver panel takes a dry cloth instead, since it holds fingerprints. Camel loses its depth in direct light before anything else gives way, so an afternoon behind glass costs more than a month of use. Keep the bag on a shelf rather than on a hook, and it holds its shape.

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Colour
Camel/Silver

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