Bleu de Chauffe Eclair Postman Bag!

Bleu de chaffe Is a relatively new company. Their artisans have been making handmade leather bags in France for the last 10 years. The company focuses on using more sustainable materials to make their leather goods like full grain, vegetable, tan leather, and cotton canvas and sometimes organic cotton. Aside from the tanning process, every other aspect of production is done in their warehouse that houses about 20 artisans that use old school machinery to produce their products.
I have to say, for about 20 artisans, they produce a lot of products because Bleu de Chauffe's catalog is huge. They make briefcases, satchels, messenger bags, camera bags, backpacks, business bags, tote bags, motorcycle bags, laptop cases, wallets, and a whole bunch of other stuff. But in this video, I will be covering my postman eclair bag in Navy.
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[@ObelixCMM]

She's BACK!

[@curtisbrown7991]

I was just wondering if she was ok.

[@BandrewScott]

The stop motion intro was fantastic. Great work Elizabeth!

[@elizabeth_grant]

Glad you liked it!

[@czarcitizen6881]

Bleu de Chauffe actually used to offer the largest Postman Eclair in the same navy blue leather as your bag; I have one and it's a fantastic daily driver.

[@manwithclass09]

I am piling on to many other comments made but - so happy to have you back online Elle. Was actually worried about you and I hope all is good with you. Looking forward to more content if that is what you want to be doing. Suffice it to say - your fans have missed you. Take good care of you Elle.

[@speeder-scout4541]

Subaru and Opinel? Nice! 👍 Also nice to see you back again. 🙂

[@anonimushbosh]

Welcome back!

[@nkonig1]

She’s back!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@delocabi3038]

You're alive!

[@marks4555]

I got the BDC camera bag of the same colour to replace my Billingham Hadley pro and it’s awesome - like you no break-in required and it’s stylish.

[@rajeevkrishnadas]

Finally... You're back....

[@TheBigWrist]

Glad to see you posting again!

[@elizabeth_grant]

Me too!

[@rch92857]

Missed your posts. Great job with this one!

[@christiangrenouillet8692]

I'm glad to see new video. I got one of those bage in canvas. There are very nice. I got a Filson too. Filson is tougher. Try WP standard.

[@aserosiris]

I have been looking for something to replace my backpack and I'll take this as a sign if God that it is meant to be lol

[@mikemescall9468]

Good to see you’re back. Great video!

[@KeyKiller74]

Welcome back & nice bag😉🎒👍

[@ronaldpoppe3774]

Missed you. Glad you are back. Nice bag. Hope to see more content. Cheers Ron

[@brucegordon4992]

"And to us... That's it." Good to see a new video. Nice review of what appears to be a functional upscale bag.

[@PetrSandu]

Glad to see you back! :)

[@americanlegendswatches]

That bag perfectly suits your style! Now to find matching leather bands for a few of your favorite watches :)

[@aslamc9288]

This is a really good looking bag! I’ve been digging blue bags with brown accents lately and this is definitely a bag I’m considering, alongside the Cravar FC13 or FC15. I’m coming mostly from Saddleback bags, so this would be a big departure for me. Thanks for the video!

[@kanemillard3315]

Great work on this video.

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She's back wohoo!

[@DjKayD]

Phew you haven't been shot. Great video! Love a good leather bag. Cool chairs too ! 😍

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Your videos are always top notch.

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Wow..... we missed you.

[@kpmcclellan]

good to see you posting again ... your content is wonderful.

[@elizabeth_grant]

Thank you very much!

[@kywatchguy7154]

Hey! Welcome back! I hope the break did the trick. 👍

[@elizabeth_grant]

Me too!

[@Kingfisher1215]

Welcome back E! Nice to see your videography and review skills back on KZbin. I love bags so I’m glad you’ve added them to your repertoire. Now add in coats and flashlights and cooking you will have a large swath of my interests covered. 😂. And you are wearing Levi 501s! I can’t tell you how many girls I fell in love with in high school because they were wearing 501s, for a while anyway. 😊

[@mantisshadow8990]

Elizabeth, you have no idea how much I've missed your content in general but especially your watch content. I was perpetually checkingn back every now and then for uploads and Im so glad you decided to release a new video. I hope you continue to keep the great vids coming (especially the watch related content). All the best to you and your channel Elizabeth!

[@elizabeth_grant]

Wow, thank you!

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Missed you! Welcome back.

[@elizabeth_grant]

Hey, thanks!

[@the-watcher1596]

I need this for my Mac book it's very cool looking idk it's just got style this is 👍

[@elizabeth_grant]

I love it.

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Hey you're back! Sweet.

[@antoniuscaesardscandia]

Thank you for sharing and opening my eyes

[@outlawpagoda3774]

Nice work with the stop motion video!

[@elizabeth_grant]

Thanks!

[@John-wl9pg]

Great review! I'm def getting one. Also, great watch collection! ;)

[@fernandoespinosa8055]

Great to see you back! Can´t wait for more content. Greetings from MX

[@elizabeth_grant]

More to come!

[@alientechnology5496]

Good to see ya.

[@4evalost948]

Welcome back not really in to bags but I love hand made leather things wallets are cool when they are hand made and Jackets. Leather craft is cool like bracelet making or hand made watch straps good history lesson. If I do buy bags more then anything else it was to have stage and a ton of pockets next water and grease proof and can take a beating.

[@IronTiger84]

The stop motion 🥰🙌 Great video and styles 🤩

[@elizabeth_grant]

Thank you 🤗

[@2manysigns]

Nice .

[@jasonchaney5382]

I like it. One of my hobbies is leatherworking. And I've made a handful of "mail bags" of my own design. This one looks very nice. I really like the felt pocket and the applied front pocket. The side pockets are (as you said) unnecessary, but a nice touch. I personally don't care for the decorative buckles and button stud closure of the flap. Or the way the side straps are attached with D rings. But those are the details that make a bag fashionable instead of utilitarian. I think you got yourself a bag that should last a lifetime, and at a reasonable price. If anything is going to fail, it will be the D ring attachment on the back. Stitching across the strap holding the D ring just creates a perforation at the highest stress area of the bag. But if you don't overload it constantly, you should be fine.

[@vianouche1]

I own the Hobo from Bleu de Chauffe and use it all the time for going to week-ends and even longer trips. I have it for 5 years and the patina is amazing. You will see with yours...

[@ocean911]

Glad to see you still making content! See you in the next one. 😄

[@scottt.4596]

Where the heck have you been?! I hope all is well in your world. Welcome back.

[@WatchWitt]

Looks like that will hold a few watch rolls!

[@Kingfisher1215]

Oh, and I’ve got a Filson large briefcase. It’s 25 years old, bought it at Eddie Bauer on Michigan ave in Chicago. Oh man does that thing have wear and tear. I sent it back to Filson for repair and they told me no beuno, they can’t repair it and I can have a new one or my old one back. It was an easy choice, the old boy is still in use and showing up for duty every day stains, holes, and worn leather included.

[@claytonberg721]

Looks like a nice bag. I was lucky, I found an upstart out of Ontario on etsy. I got a full veg tanned leather messenger bag with brass hardware that holds my macbook air, external monitor, ipad air, ipad mini, power bank and airpod max for about $275 CAD. The sitching isn't perfect but it's not going to come flying apart. I doubt it's fancy veg tanned leather, it looks and feels like the veg tanned leather you can get for around $70 a side from Tandy leather that comes from mexico. I think what seperates these sub $500 bags with the far more expensive ones is the lining details. For the price I feel mine hits the 'good enough' margin, which is what I've been looking for in a bag for a long time now.

[@donjuan150]

Great to see you are back! Nice being introduced to the finer things...

[@elizabeth_grant]

You bet!

[@anthonystevens8683]

Many thanks for sharing Elizabeth, there are so many bags available that are of ... let's just say suboptimal quality. A good review of the bag but also highlighting the different options both within the brand but others as well. A good balance with the good parts and the could do better was great to see.

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Bloody hell thought you’d done a run near 😂

[@borisstepanyan9611]

Nice❤

[@elizabeth_grant]

Thanks 🔥

[@andrewfriedman7571]

great bag, and nice Opinel stashed in there. Make the minor investment in some leather balm & apply it occasionally, and it will last a very long time.

[@elizabeth_grant]

Thanks for the tip!

[@briteppr62]

Ah, never mind. I t took a bit of time but think that I’ve found the bag . ✌🏻

[@jamessaund]

As it happens, was just wondering today where you’d gone mate

[@theguardian3431]

Where you been, bruh? 😁

[@craig2100]

I have a Filson ordered, I'll let you know how it works out.

[@christiangrenouillet8692]

Mine is very old. more than 10 years I guess

[@funNactive1]

If it's less expensive than a watch, then it's not that expensive! 😂🤣😅

[@HristianHK]

3 months and you get back like nothing happened 😜

[@dougquesnel5613]

Have you checked out their dedicated camera bag? It looks just as nice.

[@initium5421]

Where has this channel gone? Is this just a minor side project because I live the watch content

[@charles_the_elder]

Great to see another video from you. I watch videos and television/movies and try to catch all the watches. In this one I saw a retro gold-colored Casio digital, a Dan Henry Chrono, a Tudor Black Bay 58 and a G-shock. Was I close?

[@jonathandoughy3430]

I was also trying to spot all the watches. Was that the Hamilton chronograph?

[@kosi_Iberu]

Nice review and bag info…any reason why you did not go for the Large version since it has backpack conversion straps?

[@jorge23483]

Pretty awesome messenger bag, the tumbled black leather really pops in contrast of the color of the leather strap... The choose of felt is really interesting, although I think suede could have been another interesting option. Congrats for your bag, you look like you're enjoying using it. And thanks for video.

[@elizabeth_grant]

Thank you!

[@gregs.8895]

Nice review! Bag looks great. It looks like some of the competition uses other fasteners to hold the top handle on, looks like they just sew it on. I carry my current messenger bag around a lot by that handle, thoughts on durability of just that?

[@aslamc9288]

I think it really depends on how much weight you’re carrying in the bag. If you’re loading it up everyday with, say, textbooks and a water bottle and a laptop, it might not be the best choice to carry it by the handle; I’d want a couple rivets there if you’re carrying heavy stuff all the time. Otherwise, I think it would be okay. I have a tendency to overstuff my bags, so it would give me pause, but I also always carry crossbody, so the handle is something I only used to move it short distances.

[@briteppr62]

Hi Elizabeth, I just check the website. Perhaps because I wasn’t wearing my glasses I could find the large size bad with the additional strap as featured in this video. Kindly help me locate that bag. Much appreciated! 😊✌🏻

[@kevinowens8681]

I hope you are noticing how much you were missed.

[@nbcuni]

You're barely in the video!!!!

[@IAmTheMegaMan]

I was wondering when we would see you again

[@keithkilpatrick6408]

Welcome back!