The Ely — Chocolate Leather Belt Bag

The Ely is a leather belt bag: a soft crescent with a zip top and a hidden back pocket, worn at the waist, across the chest or crossbody.

Chocolate is our darkest brown, close to espresso indoors and clearly brown in sunlight. It hides marks well, which makes it the brown to pick if the bag gets thrown on café floors and car seats.

It is 9″ (23 cm) wide, 5″ (13 cm) tall and 2.25″ (6 cm) deep. The buckle strap fits waists from 26″ to 48″ (66 to 122 cm) and lets out far enough to wear as a sling. Phone, cards, keys and a passport.

Inside there is one slip pocket inside and a hidden zip pocket on the back panel. It comes with an adjustable 1″ (2.5 cm) leather strap with brass buckle, fits waists 26″ to 48″ (66 to 122 cm), or wears as a sling or crossbody.

Choose the Ely for travel, concerts, markets and dog walks, anywhere you want your hands free and your phone in front of you. If you want it as a sling first, see our leather sling bags. Or browse all our leather belt bags and fanny packs.

The leather

Full-grain, aniline finished leather. The colour sits in the leather rather than on it, so the bag patinas rather than peels.

How it is made

Made to order in our own workshop. The strap roots, the part that fails first on cheap bags, are double layered and hand stitched, and all fittings are solid brass.

Care

Brush off dust, keep it away from heaters, and use a little neutral conditioner when the leather starts to look dry.