Attention in Hoi An shops: Watch out for fake leather!
Recently the Da Bao team were talking about how many customers that visit our shop tell us that they got a similar 'real leather' bag offered in another shop for half the price. This always astonishes us, as when you buy real leather products, you cannot sell them cheaper as we do, while being...
Vintage Laptop backpack
No matter if you are a student or have a job in an office: Most of us have to carry a laptop once in a while. And who has not experienced some serious shoulder or back pain after doing so? The Huffington Post even dedicated a whole article on how to avoid shoulder pain...
Classic brown leather tote & laptop bag
Our leather tote just arrived in a new design. The tote is wider at the top than the last design, allowing for more space, and forming a light v-shape. For the man we show you our popular laptop bag made of dark brown buffalo leather with extra outside pockets that close with a zipper...
Colorful handbags with an artistic touch
You might have noticed that the majority of our bags and backpacks are one-color leather backpacks and minimalist leather bags. It's just recently that we've introduced more colorful and multi-colored backpacks into our product range, like the blue-brown backpack made of suede leather. While we love our simplistic bags with subtle decoration, that fit...
The Leopard Hip Bag
We've already established in our blog that the hip bag has seen its revival in 2018 and 2019. Fashion brands are releasing new models, and men and women are carrying hip bags, or fanny packs, around their waist. Here in Hoi An we see a huge amount of tourists just letting their fanny pack...
Minimalism – Meet the minimalist bag for your new lifestyle
Minimalism. The latest trend that reaches out into many aspects of our life: "Art, architecture, theatre & film belonging or relating to a style in art, design, and theatre that uses the smallest range of materials and colours possible, and only very simple shapes or forms." This is the definition of minimalist you can...
Traveler Essentials – The Passport Holder
In Hoi An we meet a lot of travellers. When they visit our shop they're usually in need of something practical. Like hip bags or light small purses to carry crossbody to keep their hands free. But next to handy bags and backpack we also have another travel essential for you: The passport holder....
What is Suede Leather?
Most of us have seen shoes made of Suede leather. Right? It's the opposite of the polished looking shiny shoes in the shelf. The fuzzy looking Suede leather usually delivers a more Vintage, Boho or country style look. So what's the difference? High-quality leather is made of full grain leather, where the top layer...