Aaargh, help me find a bag like this pretty please!

[ShinyMe]

I got this bag free from Clarins many years ago, and have been using it a lot recently as a gym bag. The handles have now fallen to bits and while I could unstitch the top seam and make new handles, I don't think my sewing machine could handle the thick fabric. Trouble is I don't know what type of bag this is classed as when looking for a replacement. It's got tough strong fabric, a square shape that stands up on it's own, a waterproof lining and a zipped pocket. I'm heartbroken that it has collapsed.

Finished bag

Honestly, for the gym I’d just buy a proper bag instead of faffing and repairing that one. A decent bag doesn’t have to be expensive, ASOS own brand is probably about £20 but at least it would be designated for gym use and have specialised lining and pockets etc

Shoe repairers could sew on or use original straps to repair.

Look at next beach bags they have something a similar shape for £15

This one, there are a few styles

@ShinyMe

Isn't this the same bag as yours? Also comes with a matching purse

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363248328689?hash=item5493499ff1:g:k58AAOSw-lVfpVmu

[quote Kpo58]@ShinyMe

Isn't this the same bag as yours? Also comes with a matching purse

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363248328689?hash=item5493499ff1:g:k58AAOSw-lVfpVmu[/quote]
It is that one! I do still use the little pouch too for small bits and bobs when I'm travelling. I forgot they came together!

Anyway, I unstitched the top seam to have a look, and the big bag is reinforced with cardboard all the way round, which is also disintegrating. And now I look closely, there are bits which are glued in the bottom where the glue has gone all orange and hard and crumbly, so I really don't think mine is worth repairing, so I think I'll get something new, just for once.