Even the simplest of men’s grooming regimes can feel like a chore when you’re struggling to find your tweezers, have misplaced your toothbrush and can’t for the life of you figure out where your face cream has run off to. That’s where a dopp kit comes in.

Also known as a wash bag, the dopp kit was invented by Charles Doppelt in 1919 as a place for US soldiers to stash their toiletries. Today a well-selected example is just as handy when you wake up and crawl into the bathroom, or when jet-setting around the world as a way of keeping those ruinous cosmetic liquids (we’re looking at you, shaving foam) away from your Oxford shirts.

A dopp kit, particularly one that will be used for travelling, should be able to contain all the basics, but no more. Nab one that has just enough room for all the holiday grooming essentials – you basically want something as small as possible to allow for more room in the rest of your luggage.

At home, it’s often a case of the bigger is better. Leather is a quality, durable fabric to buy your dopp kit in, but it is markedly thicker and heavier than synthetic or canvas options; or there’s cotton, a solid choice if you want one with a more relaxed feel. The point is, there is an infinite number of the things available today. So to make your life easier, we’ve whittled down the very best on the market.

Hackett

Beginning life as a stall on London’s Portobello Road in the 1970s, it is widely believed that Hackett helped market classic British style to the rest of the world, bringing fine tailoring and sporting-inspired casualwear to the masses. But there’s a lot more to Hackett than just clothing, starting with the fine collection of dopp kits it offers. All its styles are different, mixed up with chic two-way vertical stripes or multi-fabric splices, and in contrasting fabrics including cotton and leather.