The Hamano Bag: Fame Can Come At Any Moment

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The new"'it" bag.

“It,” of course, is the black tote carried by Sanae Takaichi, the new prime minister of Japan. Officially called the Grace Delight Tote, but often referred to simply as the Sanae Tote, it is a leather bag large enough to fit an A4 file. A simple rectangle with a neat silver clasp at the top and handles long enough to carry over one shoulder or in the crook of an arm, it is made by Hamano, a Japanese “leather crafts” company founded in 1880 and based in Nagano (as shown).

Saori Masuda, the editor of 10 Magazine Japan, called it the “Asprey of Japan,” referring to the heritage London leather-goods house beloved of the British aristocracy. It is available in nine different color combinations and retails for 136,400 yen (about $880).

Check it out but you better brush up on your Japanese.

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