The Kendal — Chocolate Leather Bucket Bag

The Kendal is a oval-based bucket bag with a leather drawstring threaded through brass eyelets, a short shoulder strap and a removable long strap for crossbody wear.

A deep chocolate hide that wears like black but looks softer next to denim, camel and navy. The colour runs right through, so edges and scratches stay dark.

It stands 9″ (23 cm) tall, 9.75″ (25 cm) across the opening and 4.75″ (12 cm) deep, with an 11″ (28 cm) shoulder drop and an adjustable crossbody strap. The flat oval base means a water bottle stands upright.

Inside there is a zip pocket and a magnetic tab under the drawstring, so the bag stays shut in a crowd even when the cord is loose.

Choose the Kendal if you like to see everything at a glance and want both a shoulder and a crossbody strap in one bag. For an even smaller carry, see our mini leather bags. Or browse every leather bucket bag we make.

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.