backpacks are so fucking ugly

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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.

lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 15:22 (eleven years ago) link

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

ampersand cooper black (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 15:24 (eleven years ago) link

i never had an ll bean pack, tho

ampersand cooper black (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 15:25 (eleven years ago) link

laurels backpack sounds tite, u shd get it repaired

lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:04 (eleven years ago) link

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

lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:05 (eleven years ago) link

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

lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:06 (eleven years ago) link

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.

Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:07 (eleven years ago) link

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

乒乓, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:07 (eleven years ago) link

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

well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:09 (eleven years ago) link

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

lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:09 (eleven years ago) link

x-post agreed

Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:10 (eleven years ago) link

I have so many backpacks

well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:10 (eleven years ago) link

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

lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:10 (eleven years ago) link

Herschel are kind of cheap quality for the price tag

ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:11 (eleven years ago) link

they are close to yer spine

乒乓, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:11 (eleven years ago) link

no i wear them backward because

lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:12 (eleven years ago) link

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

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:12 (eleven years ago) link

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.

Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:14 (eleven years ago) link

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

Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:14 (eleven years ago) link

enbb:

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

made in the USA in a LEED certified factory

no polka dots yet tho, sry

ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:16 (eleven years ago) link

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!

Reggie (Lamp), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:17 (eleven years ago) link

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.

Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:19 (eleven years ago) link

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

乒乓, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:19 (eleven years ago) link

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

http://makr.com/

ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:19 (eleven years ago) link

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

Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:22 (eleven years ago) link

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

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

ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:22 (eleven years ago) link

these guys are military grade or something

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

ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:23 (eleven years ago) link

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

Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:23 (eleven years ago) link

you can put stuff in them

this is actually a downside! WAKE UP!!!

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:24 (eleven years ago) link

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

乒乓, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:24 (eleven years ago) link

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

Reggie (Lamp), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:24 (eleven years ago) link

double edged pack xp

lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:27 (eleven years ago) link

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

乒乓, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:27 (eleven years ago) link

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

ampersand cooper black (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:27 (eleven years ago) link

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

乒乓, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:28 (eleven years ago) link

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

Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:28 (eleven years ago) link

oops x-post

Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:28 (eleven years ago) link

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

ampersand cooper black (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:29 (eleven years ago) link

that's not an insult btw

ampersand cooper black (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:30 (eleven years ago) link

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

Reggie (Lamp), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:30 (eleven years ago) link

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

lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:31 (eleven years ago) link

This is true but I also like color.

Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:32 (eleven years ago) link

u cant have any sry

lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:36 (eleven years ago) link

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

Reggie (Lamp), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:37 (eleven years ago) link

Oooh red

lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:38 (eleven years ago) link

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

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:43 (eleven years ago) link

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

well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:46 (eleven years ago) link

bags can def be addictive

乒乓, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:47 (eleven years ago) link

sry we r rationing backpacks now

lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:47 (eleven years ago) link


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