GC Fashionistas help me!

DeltaBetaBaby · #1 05-05-2012, 05:19 PM

Okay, so I need a backpack or messenger bag or something to carry around my stuff. I am, right now, consulting & going to school & teaching, so I often commute downtown once and then go to two or three different jobs, and need my stuff for each one. So right now, I have a black canvas L.L. Bean backpack with a laptop sleeve and two main pockets and side pockets for a water bottle and an umbrella. This is my preferred bag, but it doesn't exactly look professional. So, I am looking for a decent replacement, but keeping in mind that I generally walk a few miles/day carrying at least a few pounds of stuff.

I need a suggestion for something that is both fashionable and comfortable. I don't mind shelling out for it, as long as it is durable enough to last me a while. Any suggestions are much appreciated!

lovespink88 · #2 05-05-2012, 05:35 PM

My mom was just in the same predicament! She wanted to start walking to the train (over a mile walk), but because she carries her laptop everyday in a shoulder bag, it was too hard to carry. She wanted a backpack instead and ended up buying this: http://www.coach.com/online/handbags...ACKPACK#102340

Maybe not the most fashionable, but she just wanted a nice backpack that didn't look soon...sportsy?

She's really happy with it so far. In my personal opinion, it seemed a bit small, but she says it can fit her shoes, laptop, wallet and lunch, so it seems to be working for her!

ETA: Wrong link--she got the nylon one, not leather one.

KSUViolet06 · #3 05-05-2012, 05:37 PM

I'm in the same position as you are. I'm in grad school and I teach as part of my GAship. So when I leave home in the AM, I have to pretty much have everything with me for teaching and my own classes, plus my laptop and water bottle. I have a decent sized (all black leather) Coach tote.

AGDee · #4 05-05-2012, 06:19 PM

I'm all about the rolling laptop case bags. Mine is big enough for text books, two laptops and overnight clothes. As you get older, you'll start having neck/back problems from those backpacks, especially if you only carry it over one shoulder or use a messenger bag type.

Something like this one is nice, but I've seen more fashionable ones than this too.
http://www.wayfair.com/UNITED-STATES...FYeo4AodZShm1w

There are tons of them here:
http://www.ebags.com/category/rollin...-bags/20030246

AlphaFrog · #5 05-05-2012, 08:37 PM

http://www.zappos.com/tumi-voyageur-...backpack-black

IUHoosiergirl88 · #6 05-05-2012, 09:29 PM

I'm not sure if you want to keep with the backpack or are open to a shoulder bag, but some of Longchamp's bags (as long as you get one with a longer strap) are extremely spacious and will hold pretty much anything. They're a little on the pricey side though.

DeltaBetaBaby · #7 05-06-2012, 03:31 PM

I'm thinking about this one:

http://www.ebags.com/product/mobile-...uctid=753419##

in spite of my mixed feelings on Komen.

DubaiSis · #8 05-06-2012, 03:59 PM

I liked this one from ebags.com

and this

And there were quite a few others that I thought were nice, grown up and feminine.

And I'm a fan of NOT using the backpack. It's better than a shoulder bag but a rolling bag is going to be much nicer to you in the long term.

psusue · #9 05-06-2012, 06:49 PM

I really like brown messenger bag type styles. I got mine at Ross after a LOT of searching, but I found this one online as well.