Laptop fit
A dedicated laptop sleeve is listed at 15 inches, separate from the main compartment.
Why this backpack works for daily carry
Hand-burnished vegetable-tanned backpack
This is the roomiest backpack in the range at 45 x 32 x 16 cm, yet the lightest at 1.1 kg. It suits buyers who want real capacity for a laptop, a change of clothes and an umbrella without carrying the dead weight that usually comes with a leather pack this size.
This model is for buyers who need volume for daily and overnight carry but do not want a heavy leather bag on their shoulders.
A dedicated laptop sleeve is listed at 15 inches, separate from the main compartment.
45 x 32 x 16 cm with a main compartment, front pocket, side pockets and two zip dividers.
1.1 kg empty, the lightest in our leather backpack range despite being the largest.
Daily carry with a full load, campus days, and overnight trips.
This backpack fits buyers who regularly carry more than a laptop and do not want to switch to a duffel to do it.
Leather backpacks this size normally start around 1.5 kg before anything goes in, and you feel that by the end of a commute. The Cortona is listed at 1.1 kg across a 45 x 32 x 16 cm body, which is the largest and the lightest combination in our leather range. The saving comes from a soft, unframed construction rather than from thinner hide.
The laptop has its own sleeve rather than sharing the main compartment, so it is not pressed against a water bottle or a charger. Two zip divider layers, a concealed pocket and a phone pocket organise the rest, and the buckled front pocket takes whatever you reach for most. The main compartment still has room for a change of clothes on top.
The vegetable-tanned hide is coloured by hand rather than sprayed, which leaves the tone deeper in the recesses and lighter across the raised areas. Vegetable tanning uses plant tannins instead of chrome, so the leather keeps darkening with light and handling. The bag you receive will not match the photographs exactly, and it will not match itself a year from now.
The 45 cm body gives real volume, while dedicated pockets keep the device and small items from ending up in the same space.
A separate 15-inch device pocket keeps the laptop away from clothes and loose items.
Two zip layers plus a concealed pocket and a phone pocket organise the interior.
A buckled front pocket for flat items, side pockets for a bottle or a folded umbrella.
Most leather backpacks this size sit well above 1.5 kg. This one is listed at 1.1 kg, which changes how a full load feels by the end of a day.
The lightest backpack in our leather range, and also the largest by volume.
Two leather shoulder straps adjust through metal buckles, with a mesh backing panel on the strap side.
The bag is listed as soft and foldable, so it packs down when it is not full.
Specs are based on the current product listing and product image set.