This designer bag takes 396 minutes to make

If you're after a designer handbag to invest in for your forever wardrobe, but aren't quite convinced you should part with your hard earned cash for an accessory, this might change your mind.

Because sometimes a bag is worth every penny when you know how much work has gone into it, and therefore the quality behind it.

Case in point: the Mulberry Amberley Hobo. You'll have seen the handbag, one of Johnny Coca's hero pieces, in the stores, and you might even know that it's essentially two bags in one (yes, you can remove that little pouch at the front to create a mini satchel).

But do you know it takes 396 minutes and 50 people to make that bag, and that 46 of them are made per day? Thought not.

Each one requires over 40 separate pieces for the finished bag, including 31 pieces of leather, 13 pieces of suede lining and all the other parts from the riding lock (Mulberry's new lock), to the rivets and buckles.

Shop now: Amberley Hobo for £1,495 from Mulberry

The versatile bag comes in different colours, like classic black and oak, and finishes like natural grain leather, though for London Craft Week (which runs from the 9th to the 13th of May), Johnny has created the above limited edition bag, which you can shop at Mulberry's Bond Street store.

Penny Goldstone

Penny Goldstone is the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire, covering everything from catwalk trends to royal fashion and the latest high street and Instagram must-haves.

Penny grew up in France and studied languages and law at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris before moving to the UK for her MA in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She moved to the UK permanently and has never looked back (though she does go back regularly to stock up on cheese and wine).

Although she's always loved fashion - she used to create scrapbooks of her favourite trends and looks, including Sienna Miller and Kate Moss' boho phase - her first job was at MoneySavingExpert.com, sourcing the best deals for everything from restaurants to designer sales.

However she quit after two years to follow her true passion, fashion journalism, and after many years of internships and freelance stints at magazines including Red, Cosmopolitan, Stylist and Good Housekeeping, landed her dream job as the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK.

Her favourite part of the job is discovering new brands and meeting designers, and travelling the world to attend events and fashion shows. Seeing her first Chanel runway IRL at Paris Fashion Week was a true pinch-me moment.