backpacks are so fucking ugly

those ll beans w the monograms... classic

i'm am down with everything about that except the 'tapestry' part xp

The tapestry is almost conceptual, it's just drab-green and silver leaves, over and over. I think. It's in storage in some high place because I can't throw it away: it's in perfect cond except for the ripped strap, it will NEVER EVER wear out, and my mother gave it to me.

monogrammed ll beans were absolutely de rigeur at prep school, sometimes slung hobo-style from the end of a lacrosse or field hockey stick, sometimes embellished with flowers & big loopy handwriting in white-out pen

i never had an ll bean pack, tho

laurels backpack sounds tite, u shd get it repaired

I think I'll wait until I'm feeling a little more menopausal.

protip llbean backpacks are guaranteed for life, ive heard talk of people picking up ragged ones used and bringing them to bean and they give them a new one

I had a Muji backpack that was awesome and was thinking about getting a Herschel one for travel and stuff because they're functional but simple and plain and not ugly.

muji backpacks are nice but can feel a bit cheap depending on how low u go

wearing yr backpack on the bus/train is savage imo, as is not taking it off before boarding an airplane

the only backpack i own is a small red marlboro one a friend bought w marlboro miles in the 90s, it is p rad

x-post agreed

I have so many backpacks

i prob actually own two others but they are not close to my heart

Herschel are kind of cheap quality for the price tag

they are close to yer spine

no i wear them backward because

leave yr sh*t behind, we live in the cloud now. keys, money clip, phone, you're done.

Herschel are kind of cheap quality for the price tag

― ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Tuesday, April 16, 2013 12:11 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Is there something that sorta resembles them but better quality that you know of? They just did a polka dot one for Madewell and it's SO CUTE. I want it.

But, yeah, they're kinda expensive for what they are, I think.

enbb:

http://topodesigns.com/collection/category/bags/ imo

made in the USA in a LEED certified factory

no polka dots yet tho, sry

i didnt read any of the posts in this thread but i like backpacks a lot, because you can put stuff in them and carry them around while keeping your hands free

they are not that aesthetically pleasing though i guess thats the downside... but what upside!

x-post - I'm into the daypack but they need more colors or dots or something. They're all very manly. Not that there's anything wrong with that but I think they should branch out a little or something.

herschels remind me of outdoor products backpacks which are super big among teens in hk http://i.imgur.com/Ja5bzfY.jpg

these are kind of like herschel, but prob better made:

http://makr.com/

Oh! I like those a lot. And they look more adult than herschels somehow which is good.

here's some girly stuff, maybe on the small side tho

http://www.utilitycanvas.com/collections/backpacks

these guys are military grade or something

https://www.goruck.com/Gear/Category?category=41

x-post - Those are almost a hundred bucks!?

you can put stuff in them

this is actually a downside! WAKE UP!!!

http://i.imgur.com/NatwGXR.jpg

also one time i was at a karaoke night for a friend's birthday and this kinda overweight nerdy kid sang something really jammy for karaoke while wearing his black canvas backpack and it made me really happy because he looked like such a dork and he seemed like he just dngaf and then later that night i was getting out of a cab to go to a party and i saw that same kid still wearing his backpack and invited him up to the party and told him that i liked his backpack and then apologized for calling him 'backpack' but then the girls who's place it was was really mad at me cuz it turned out this kid looked like he was like 15 and it was supposed to be a cool drug party or w/e and he was obv really uncomfortable w/the whole scene so i had to get him to leave after his first drink but he didnt seem to mind that much

anyway the moral of the story is that backpacks are so cool that they can get you invited to parties but also asked to leave parties

http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/bebezeva/default/lisa-frank-backpack--large-msg-131429435446.jpg

double edged pack xp

feel like theres been a submeme of getting a bieber pack http://i.imgur.com/JUCfWJL.jpg

MAKR stuff is pretty good & well made & nicely designed but also just... kinda bland, imo? like why not use a color that's not a tasteful neutral, at all, ever

im glad durant stopped http://i.imgur.com/ap9GC3X.jpg

Yeah, I agree. I was looking more everything is just so beige and grey.

oops x-post

makr is v much 'craftsmanship, quality, privilege, etc etc etc' imho

that's not an insult btw

http://www.filsonitaly.it/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Immagine-3.png

this is the backpack i have. i carry it around in a similar fashion except instead of being loosely held by the strap its usually slung across my back with both straps over my shoulders

i mostly only use that one in the summers though cuz i use my bike a lot more since its been so cold wet i carry my stuff around in my messenger bag

beige and grey are good colours for backpacks cause they go w everything

This is true but I also like color.

u cant have any sry

a friend of mine recently got this backpack, which i admired:

http://jonathanandolivia.com/images/GREG-BACKPACK-RED-4303P.jpg

i am kinda surprised by how many thoughts i have about backpacks, which always seemed like the overnight bag's younger, less glamorous brother but maybe backpacks are kinda stylish. its just that its a lot harder to be cool when you're wearing one i guess unlike that suede overnight bag you casually tossed into the backseat of your convertible or w/e

Oooh red

I wear stylish backpacks ppl talk about them when I walk by

I have a very large backpacking pack (65L?), a more modest climbing pack (35L), a commuter pack (mission workshop, p low key), an old general purpose backpack that I never use anymore, a ski pack, and rad lil daypack that is the Best Backpack

I want more backpacks