Porsche Handbag

Porsche what?!

Ok, before I dig into the nitty gritty, I have a question for you. Have you ever seen a Porsche handbag? One with the Porsche logo, with nice smooth calfskin leather?

I have not. And I don't even think Porsche sells nice handbags. There are luggages and perhaps a carry-on type of handbag, but nothing similar to a designer handbag. 

It was back sometime in late 2021 (lots of shopping happened in 2021 after my break up...you know what they say, retail therapy works) when I saw on IG that someone makes personalized handbags. From previous history, it looked like they were part of Saturns Drives, so at least others knew of this company. I took a chance and reached out to him to help me design my own handbag. 

Ideas were thrown around and colour schemes were chosen. Ultimately I wanted something to match the Cayman. I went with a piano black and yellow leather combination, with yellow stitching. 

It's been a while since I put the order in and received it, but it did take probably close to 1.5 years from the time the initial drawings were sketched, until the final product arrived. I have to give him credit though - he is the only guy working all those personalized bags, so a one man job is tough. 

I received the bag sometime in summer 2023. Lo and behold, here are some pictures:

I want to say it has a similar shape to the Hermes Birkin, but obviously not 100%. Overall size is quite big.

This is the back. No rear pockets. Just one smooth leather backing. 

The side profile. The yellow stitching is all customizable. I went with yellow, just because.

This is the bottom of the bag. There are 4 feet stitched underneath.

The Porsche logo up close. So shiny!

The interior - it's pretty much one gigantic hole. You can fit a lot if you wanted to.

I haven't been able to use this bag very much, except for long cruises. My brief review:

PROS:

-there is only 1/1 of it - unique in it's design

-leather is smooth, nice and soft

-you can fit a lot of things inside

-close lock is well done (similar to the ones used on LV handbags)

-handle is very sturdy, very good quality

-the colour is outstanding, same with the Porsche logo

CONS:

-it is already heavy even without anything in it (it's probably the handle as it is quite bulky)

-no divider inside, so everything is thrown around

-no crossbody option (you can ask for it)

-yellow colour/light colour gets dirty quick

Overall, if you want a handbag to match your car, I'd say go for it. He's done handbags with Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, Ferrari, Porsche (to name a few). The handbag sizing and outline is standard, so you just choose whatever leather colour and stitching you would like. 

Shoutout to UAOP Luggage on IG (Paul) for creating such unique handbags!