Leather Padel Carry Bag | Creme

Walk into any padel club in town and look at the bags. Nearly all of them are padded, logo-covered and built like small suitcases. This one is a slim sleeve of white leather with an embossed MVP logo and a striped cotton lining, the way racquet sports dressed before everything went neon. A zip pocket holds keys, a tube of balls and spare grip. It carries the racquet from car to court and doesn’t try to do more than that.

The honest part: white leather shows every match. It takes one racquet and the essentials, not your whole kit, and it asks for a wipe after play. If you arrive with three racquets and a change of clothes, keep your big bag. This one is for the evenings you just turn up and play.

• Brand: Modest Vintage Player (MVP), Auckland, New Zealand
• Construction: Genuine leather, handcrafted
• Lining: Striped cotton
• Detail: Embossed MVP logo
• Capacity: One racquet, plus a zip pocket for small essentials
• Dimensions: 71 × 32 cm (L × W)
• Colour: White
• Care: Wipe with a damp cloth after each session. Keep it away from dark fabrics and denim, which can transfer dye, and out of a hot car boot when you can. Condition the leather every few months.

MVP started in Auckland from one objection: sports equipment used to be beautiful, and at some point it stopped being so. Founder Josh Carmody makes gear in the spirit of the ’60s to the ’90s, with fine leather, neutral tones, and a debossed logo where other brands put a loud one. Every piece is made by hand in small batches.