Brunello Cucinelli operates today out of a restored 14th century castle in Solomeo, Italy and has expanded beyond the sumptuous cashmere for which he is so well known to offer a variety of apparel and accessory items for both men and women. 

Structurally, the bison flannel messenger bag is both polished and restful, with two pouchy pleated flannel pockets snuggled up under a large flap of bison leather in a spring-friendly hue of camel brown.

Bison leather feels and behaves much like standard cowhide, save for the animal's reputation for wild and brutish power, lending the relatively conservative design a hidden  quality of formidable, untamed grace. Tone-on-tone straps secure the top closure through a pair of small open slots on the flap, a wide matching leather shoulder strap serves as the only handle, and hardware is kept to an all-but-invisible minimum to preserve the organic, from-the-earth appeal of simple, sublime materials and fine craftsmanship.

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