Aya

No. The AYA is 40 cm tall, 31 wide and 15 deep : a mid-sized working backpack, clearly smaller than the full-sized packs of our vintage line. The webbing adjusters bring the shoulder straps in as short as you need, and the load rides flat against the leather back panel rather than hanging off your shoulders.

Yes: full grain crazy horse leather, the top layer of the hide finished with oils and waxes. The marbling across the surface, the pale scratches that rub back to dark, the deepening colour where your hands land: only full grain behaves like that. Our crazy horse leather guide explains the finish in detail.

Yes. The main compartment holds a dedicated sleeve for laptops up to 15.6 inches, closed with a velcro strap, so the machine stays flat against the back panel instead of shifting around when the bag tilts.

That is the job of the back zip pocket. It sits between the shoulder straps, flat against your spine, so while you wear the bag your phone and cards stay out of everyone's reach but yours. The front and side zips hold what you want fast, and the main compartment closes on double sliders you can hear run home.

Yes. The proportions are drawn for women, but the leather, the brass and the build are the same as the rest of the line, and the lifestyle photos on this page are in fact worn by a man. On a broader back it simply reads as a compact pack.

Crazy horse is made to mark. The waxed surface scratches pale, rubs back to dark, and over the months the places your hands return to, the handle and the corners first, go deeper in colour. After a year no two of these bags read the same, which is most of the point of the leather.