If you can't afford a Pagani - and who can, it's one of rarest supercars of all - there's always the matching handbag.

And if you can afford a Pagani you'll probably like to remind people that you have one, by fronting up with something a little more acceptable than the massive wristwatches people appear to be slinging around on wrists at cocktail parties these days.

This impressive man-bag was commissioned by the Modena-based Italian maker of exotic supercars to draw its inspiration from the shapes, angles, textures and materials used on the $1.8 million Huayra model.

It's crafted from high-quality hides, aluminum alloys and carbon fibre, which we're assured is real and not make-believe mesh.

Pagani hasn't released any specific details about this striking man-bag and they wouldn't respond to requests as to the price of the item, giving a thousand-yard stare that said: "If you need to ask ..."

If the company's other accessory products are anything to go by, the bag will be of exceptional quality. I just wonder what the reaction would be when at the next gathering at San Tropez, I click open my Pagani man-bag and take out a scotch egg and a nice beef and cheese pie.

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