White Mountaineering x Porter | Spring/Summer 2010
Brooks Brothers | Black Fleece by Thom Browne | Soft Briefcase | $600
Timbuk2 | Hidden Messenger | $30
This is a pretty stupendous* concept… It’s a full-sized messenger bag that packs into itself. I guess the idea is that you carry it around in your everyday bag for those times when you need another. Not a bad price, and it comes in backpack and tote varieties too.
*Decided I overuse the word “rad” so I consulted the thesaurus for some substitutes.
Delvaux for Monocle | Newspaper Bag | ~$2400
This is certainly a function of my youth, but I can’t help but feel that newspaper bags are more appealing for their folksiness than their functionality. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but it really feels like the days of the newspaper are over, like it might be the next big thing for hipsters to read newspapers, because it’s so much more authentic than reading the news online. I’m rambling—that last sentence is an abomination—but the main point is that it seems silly to buy a $2400 bag whose defining characteristic revolves around a dying medium. Of course, being silly and expensive has never stopped me from featuring something on here before.
Nike SB | Eugene Backpack | $140
The all-red coloring makes it look like a Visvim pack, but for ~$500 less. Rad!
