You know those teenagers that carry their backpacks on one shoulder? I can’t stand that. It makes them look self-assured and I don’t think anyone under the age of 20 needs to be that confident. When I was in high school I always looked like I was about to go skydiving: Wearing both straps and terrified. In my older age, my love for the backpack has not swayed. It’s the best kind of bag to travel with because, let’s face it, my back isn’t what it used to be—lugging around twenty magazines, every Trader Joe’s snack known to man, and all the other crap I think I need on a plane starts getting a cumbersome. Plus, I think the rule now is that anything not in some way attached to your body requires an extra fee.
clockwise, l-r: ABINGDON BACKPACK, $138.00, J.Crew; BAGGU CANVAS POCKET BACKPACK, $32.00, Urban Outfitters; HERSCHEL SUPPLY CO. LITTLE AMERICA BACKPACK, $85.00, Revolve Clothing; THE LEATHER RAILWAY RUCKSACK, $235.00, Madewell.
