Student entrepreneur launches crowdfunding campaign to develop ethical man bag

An enterprising UCL student has launched a

me/at/holstrap" target="_self">crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to help him raise money to develop and grow his ethical luxury leather travel bag.

Kamran Hussain, a second year Geography student, came up with the idea for the 'HOLSTRAP', 'a safer, convenient and fashionable shoulder bag perfect for your daily essentials and valuables', after his brother bought him a 'man bag' in the shape of a holster when he was 13.

'It looked dreadful, to be honest, yet at the same time it had something "cool" about it. I felt the design needed tweaking for it to work as a mainstream product. Fast forward 7 years to 1016 and I decided to pursue the idea with UCL Bright Ideas Challenge, run by UCL Innovation and Enterprise. I worked on the brand over the summer and just recently launched my first collection'.

Kamran offers 'a secret, special 'perk' anyone who visits the page. The campaign ends on 7 November.

Follow Kamran's entrepreneurial journey on youtube.