The Best Bags For Young Professionals
After you graduate, you’re not considered a kid anymore. Use our list of best bags for young professionals to search for an aesthetically pleasing, yet also functional, first impression piece when you walk through those doors for your interview, and the several times after that.
1. The Evan Backpack by M.R.K.T.
The Evan Backpack is as cool as the company’s name: Mad Rabbit Kicking Tiger. What I love about this bag is it uses a very simple design to be functional and eye-catching. The minimalistic horizontal zipper and comfy quilted shoulder straps don’t offer your audience any distractions. The suede material will be nothing but the best, coming from M.R.K.T., and this combo creates a bag that qualifies to be one of our best bags for young professionals. Need I explain why it’s unique? The rectangular shape makes it very functional as well. Throw your workout clothes in there, shoes, 15″ MacBook, and a few notebooks: there’s enough room for all of it.
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2. The Cruiser Backpack by Lululemon
Lululemon discontinued their Cruiser Backpack several years ago. However, after extremely high demand and too many people moving to eBay to buy one of the lasting bags (me included), Lulu brought the bag back with the same design as before. As a glasses wearer, I love the pocket in front. I can leave my glasses in there until I change out of my contacts later in the day. You can take this into the office, on the plane and even out to your friend’s house for the weekend. You’ll love all of the helpful pockets to separate your small valuables from each other: Bluetooth headphones, phone, wallet, keys and such. The price tag is steep. If you are looking for a more affordable version of this bag, skip down to #8 on our list of best bags for young professionals.
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3. The Pebble Leather Backpack by Cole Haan
A few days before I began my first job out of college, I remembered something: I needed a bag. My college backpack could work, I thought. It was the size of a tin lunch box, red. My 9-year-old brother’s name was embroidered on the face of it, above a quilted baseball patch… I bought a new one.
This is the one I wear to and from work every day. Like the Evan Backpack, it has a simple design, but a much more quaffed attitude to it. For those heading into a corporate office, this is a great choice. At 78% off right now at Nordstrom Rack, I would jump on this opportunity immediately. It has an additional zipper pocket on the inside of the bag, and a cavernous interior with no additional compartments for your laptop. The quilted shoulder straps are very simple and awfully comfortable even with the heaviest of loads on your back.
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4. The Co Nova Backpack by Herschel
The Herschel Co Nova backpack will not break the bank, while you’re making it at your new gig. As a guy, I believe it shows good taste when I see a woman rocking a black bag with gold zippers. The gold touch is subtle and says you care about your look. If black and gold is not your thing, Herschel offers 17 more color combinations. Herschel bags also provide lasting comfort with their supportive and clean cut shoulder straps. These bags are also deceptively spacious. Click here to get your 15% off on Asos.com.
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5. The Reversible Tote Bag by A New Day
The Reversible Tote Bag by A New Day is everything your wallet wants. With a magnetic clasp and a deep pocket, you have endless room for your gym gear, laptop, and lunch. Although the price already gives it away that this tote bag is not leather, the material is very durable. One of my best friends from high school rocks this bag for young professionals into her marketing job at General Motors every morning. She swears by its durability and versatility as a reversible tote bag.
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6. The Le Pliage Tote Bag by Longchamp
Even as a guy, I know of the Le Pliage tote bag by Longchamp. Longchamp offers many bags, and I chose to list the most popular one. You cannot go wrong with bringing this into any sort of workstation: be it a law firm or the local ice cream parlor. The Le Pliage comes in many colors and sizes as well. Be on the lookout for surprise sales of over 70%.
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7. The Retreat Backpack by Herschel
The Herschel Retreat Backpack fits men and women equally, and the lowest price is available on Amazon, with 20 colors to choose from. As I mentioned before, Herschel does an honest job with offering space in your bag for your stuff and comfort on your back sand shoulders for when you’re moving that stuff around. The vertical leather straps add a design element to the bag that makes it bring-into-work-able as well as walk-around-school-able, which makes it a great choice for one of our bags for young professionals.
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8. The Parkside Laptop by Timbuk2
“Get ‘Em While They’re Hot!!” This bag has been marked down $20: a rare occurrence for such a popular and presentable Timbuk2 backpack. There is a deceptively large amount of room in here for the busy, young professional commuter you are. The Parkside Laptop backpack offers you Timbuk2’s functionality without the price.
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9. The Square Shopper Bag by Asos.com
If the tote by A New Day interested you, but maybe it was too wide for your taste, check out this similarly priced Square Shopper bag from asos.com. While it is not reversible, it is made from the same durable polyurethane material, with a more geometric element to it, as seen from its foldable edges at its opening. For those with not a lot to carry to work each day, this bag will provide a lighter and cleaner look as you stroll into the office each morning.
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