Michael Kors Jet Set Large Leather Crossbody Bag Navy

Recipe one, workday: navy leather worn crossbody over grey tailoring with a white shirt and brown loafers, since navy and brown leather agree with each other more easily than navy and black. Recipe two, weekend: cream knit, light wash jeans, white sneakers, strap shortened to the hip. Leather crossbodies crease where the strap meets the body, so alternate shoulders and do not leave it hanging loaded on a hook for weeks. Blot rather than rub if it gets wet, and let it dry away from heat, which stiffens leather permanently. Store it stuffed in a dust bag out of sun, which fades navy toward a dull grey over time.

The business behind the bag was rebuilt with outside money and a clear plan. After leaving Celine in October 2003, Kors relaunched his label with a majority investment of roughly one hundred million dollars from Lawrence Stroll and Silas Chou, installed John D Idol as chief executive, and the group took the company public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011. What that capital bought was the ability to make leather goods at scale and put them everywhere. A navy leather crossbody is the quiet end product of that machinery: not a statement piece, just a well judged bag that the infrastructure exists to deliver.

Leather behaves differently from coated logo material: it softens with use, drapes against the body rather than standing away from it, and takes on marks that read as history rather than damage. At large size that softness means the bag settles into your side, which is comfortable but also means it needs to be packed thoughtfully so it does not sag out of shape. Capacity covers a tablet, a pouch, keys and a phone. The strap and its attachment points bear the load and are the parts to inspect on any leather crossbody. Navy hides handling far better than pale leathers, so this is the practical choice for daily rather than occasional carry.