Leather Crossbody Bags

A leather crossbody bag keeps your hands free and your essentials close, worn on a strap that runs across the body rather than slipping off one shoulder. It is the bag you reach for on travel days, errands, and anywhere you want to move light without patting your pockets. This collection gathers handcrafted styles built to carry the everyday load and to age well while doing it.

Styles you'll find

Crossbody is a way of wearing a bag as much as a single silhouette, so the shapes here vary with the job. Slim flap and satchel cuts hold a phone, wallet, and keys for a low-profile day out. Larger messenger shapes take a tablet or a slim laptop, a notebook, and a charger, which makes them a natural fit for commuting and short trips. Look at the depth and the number of compartments rather than the outline alone when you picture what you carry.

Leathers and how they age

Our bags are cut from full-grain and top-grain hides, along with milled and crazy-horse finishes that start with visible character. Full-grain keeps the natural surface intact, so it darkens and develops a patina along the corners and strap over years of use. Milled leather has a soft, pebbled hand, while crazy-horse pulls to a lighter tone where it creases and flexes. None of these are flaws; they are the reason leather outlasts coated fabrics.

Choosing and caring

• Strap: an adjustable strap lets you wear the bag high on the hip or long at the thigh, and switch between the two.
• Hardware: check that zips and buckles feel solid, since these get the most daily wear.
• Care: wipe with a dry cloth, keep it out of prolonged damp, and condition once or twice a year. Our guide to conditioning leather covers the basics.

If you want more room, compare the leather totes or browse the full range of leather bags. Every piece carries our lifetime stitch guarantee.

Want a different strap drop or flap? See our custom messenger bags.