Every man needs a dopp kit. Originally used by GIs in World War II, the dopp kit has become an essential accessory for any well dressed professional and especially for those who travel frequently. Dopp kits are using small enough to fit into your overnight bag or carry on and are compartmentalized to store a variety of toiletries and grooming tools.
Dopp kits can be made of leather, vinyl or cloth but the more stylish and personalized tend to be made of leather. Choosing the right dopp kit and what goes in it used to be a mark of entrance into manhood and young men were often gifted one before heading off to college.
Knot Standard’s bespoke men’s tailoring subscribes to the same tradition as the era of dopp kits and we recommend choosing one suitable for every day travel. Mix it up with a darker leather dopp kit rather than matching it to your camel colored weekend bag.
Dopp kits, like the perfect shave or pocket squares, harkens back to a time when men were gentlemen and everyone dressed well.
We love the old school tradition of a go-to grab bag filled with the essentials for quick out of town trips. Fill it with a toothbrush, toothpaste, razor and shaving cream, deodorant, shampoo, comb, nail clippers, aftershave, cologne, hair gel and chapstick. We also recommend keeping an extra set of cufflinks – try our Golf Ball Cufflinks – in your dopp kit for those times when you’re out of town, have a formal event on the agenda and realize only at the last minute that you’ve left your favorite cufflinks sitting on your dresser at home.