Fifteen years ago, I was given a gift by an employee. It was a generic department store dopp kit which came with a few toiletry items in a gift box. It was not expensive nor particularly well-made, but she put a lot of thought into selecting it and I appreciated her kind gesture. The gift came from the heart and it reminded me of her every time I used it.

I liked the shaving kit for other reasons as well. It was well-designed, attractive, and functional. In addition to the typical end-to-end zippered main top compartment, there was an additional zippered area at the bottom which, when fully unzipped, splayed the kit open like a book. Within the main compartment was a mesh pocket for small items and on the outside, a loop handle for easy handling or hanging. It served me well until the imitation leather started cracking and peeling. It remains one of the more touching and thoughtful gifts I’ve received. Inspired by the little shaving kit given by my friend, I sought out to make a similar item building on and ultimately improving on the original good design for Atomic 79. This was the genesis of the Highwayman Atomic 79 Shaving Kit.

Atomic 79 partnered with a family of leatherworkers with experience making small leather goods to make a luxury dopp kit to our specific design for functionality, quality, and tasteful visual impact. We sourced beautiful “pull up” leather with a deep waxy finish and supplied the artisans with luxurious silk for the kit liners. We crafted our premium Highwayman Toiletry Kit to be large enough to accommodate a variety of shaving cream can sizes and grooming products. The top zipper and handle are located such that when the bag is hung on a hook or doorknob the contents will not fall out. We added a little pocket inside the bottom compartment for storing smaller items. The Atomic 79 Highwayman genuine leather and silk shaving kits come in a number of different case/liner color combinations and can be filled with a variety of Atomic 79 toiletry items. No matter which kit you choose, one thing’s assured: you will get top notch materials and workmanship in each Highwayman Shaving Kit. It is a tasteful and refined "masculine necessity" of the highest quality.

I invite you to try one of our Atomic 79 Highwayman Shaving Kits. Whether you get one for yourself or know a worthy fellow who has an occasion approaching that requires a gift, we don’t think you could make a better choice than one of these little kits.

- John C.-