Travelteq | Trip | ~$800
This just might be the coolest piece of luggage I have ever seen. Fits in an overhead compartment, turns into a chair for waiting in miserably long security lines or crowded gates, and has an external “kangaroo” compartment for pens and magazines and stuff. Too bad it costs €595. Also, in case you were wondering, if you’re on a Mac, you too can make the Euro symbol by pressing option + shift + 2
Hasso | Backpack
Well, it’s about that time of year… Back to school, time to start thinking about whether you need a new backpack. If you do, it seems like it would be hard to go wrong with any one of Hasso’s, particularly the one I posted. Wool felt is an excellent material for those of you living in colder climates.
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.
Porter | Smoky Backpack | $460
Fred Perry | Randsell Pack | ~$485
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.
Killspencer | Weekender | $375
Seil Marschall | Canoe Daypack | $299
