Remember when I obsessed over MATT & NAT for their hardware detailing (and never bought one) and also mentioned that I preferred somewhat unisex handbags (because I just don’t do girly)? I’ve found my brand: TANO.

While in Taiwan, I really admired my friend’s worn-in, genuine leather messenger bag by Tough, but I only saw it once…in Singapore. Since then, I’ve been on the search for a leather messenger, only to be disappointed by boring designs or man-made materials.

Thanks to Piperlime’s “Rachel Zoe’s pick“‘s, I stumbled upon Tano handbags and did some more research. The more reliable online carriers I can find (besides Piperlime) are Must Have Bag, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf’s…but none of them carry my top three fav’s. I’ve compiled my favorites anyway (with names for future reference, when I actually have a job).

gotta love the names, ah.