Posts with tag backpack

Andres Izquieta - Interview With Five Four's Designer

Email thisPosted Dec 19th 2008 at 7:02AM by Whit Honea

Filed under: Haute Home, Clothing, Jeans, Men, Celebrities with Style, Interviews

You may recall us talking about Five Four and the sweet, sweet, sweetness that is their jacket collection. Yes, we are quite taken. The thing is, the jackets are just part of what Five Four has to offer. They make shirts, denim, sweatshirts (if you can call them that- they're way nice), shorts, and a backpack that is favored by one Megan Fox. They even have a women's line in the works and some cool home living items as well.

Why take our word for it. Here's what you need to know from Five Four's co-founder and designer Mr. Andres Izquieta:

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Tags: andres izquieta, backpack, designer, Five Four, FiveFour, hip, interview, jacket, l.a., los angeles, megan fox, men, nyc, spring, summer, sweatshirt

Backpack to school

Email thisPosted Aug 20th 2008 at 10:02AM by Whit Honea

Filed under: Handbags, Events: On the Scene, Accessories, Kids and Babies

Backpacks. What's up with that?

We don't recall having to carry a backpack in elementary school, but we do remember having to walk uphill to school, both ways, in the snow. Seems like we would recall a backpack.

Times have changed, and much to the delight of chiropractors everywhere, kids are carrying twice their body weight to school and back, albeit on snow-free, relatively flat surfaces.

This is what they're using:

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Star Wars Dark Commander Backpack - Black

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Dante Beatrix: Bags for kids and the moms that love them

Email thisPosted Jun 10th 2008 at 2:35PM by Whit Honea

Filed under: Handbags, Accessories, Style in the News, Clothing, Kids and Babies, Style for a Cause, Green Fashion

Dante Beatrix makes bags. They make backpacks for children big and small and stylish totes for the moms walking briskly beside them.

The 'big kid eco pack' is designed for kids ages 5-10, and is "made of PET (100% recycled plastic bottles) with canvas trim, a naturally biodegradable fabric." They feature themes of peace, love and recycling. It's like understanding, but not as funny.

Is your kid a bit younger? No problem, what the 'little kid backpack' lacks in sustainable material it makes up for in creative design and durability. It's created to fit the 2-5 set and will hold all the crayons they can break.

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Tags: backpack, bags, children, dante beatrix, DanteBeatrix, diaper, eco, kids, mom, sustainable, tote

Connect with the world, literally, by wearing velcro

Email thisPosted Feb 20th 2008 at 2:21PM by Kyle Hepp

Filed under: Style in the News, Vintage and Retro

Forget the baby bjorn, or the sling. Who needs carriers, strollers, or baby backpacks? With the new invention of velcro clothing, now you can just stick your baby to you and go. Look, ma, no hands!

The designers of all velcro outfits have one thing in mind -- human connection. They are imagining cities full of people walking around wearing velcro, bumping into each other, getting stuck together and starting up a conversation. The brand is called Takkiainen, which is developed by a company called Com-pa-ny, "Takkiainen is a jacket for lonely or bored people. It is designed to help the wearer to get in contact with others. Since we brush against each other every day as we move around in the city, we can use our clothes as a medium for meeting people and communicating with them."

Com-pa-ny, based out of Finland, coincidentally makes many other amazing products such as silicon socks (for outdoor use, no shoes), the safety skirt (giving you absolutely no chance of flashing an accidental up-skirt), jeans with built in gloves, jeans with a tail, " to sit on, to lean on, to balance, to wrap around you," a skirt with four purses attached, a rocking bear, a blanket you could hibernate in, literally, a beard made out of wool, in case you're looking to get a cleaner Adrien Grenier look, a hood and backpack all combined into one, and my favorite of them all, shoes with the kiddy shoes attached right on top for easy father/daughter dancing. The products are insane, exciting and innovative. You have to browse through the gallery to see what I'm talking about, everything that Com-pa-ny makes is out of this world! Check out the products and then tell me what crazy invention is your favorite!

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Tags: backpack, chair, gloves, insanity, inventions, jeans, shoes, silicon, socks, velcro

Best and worst back-to-school bags

Email thisPosted Jul 29th 2007 at 4:04PM by Annie Wu

Filed under: Handbags, Accessories, Whatever Style, Kids and Babies

With Fall just around the corner, it's time for the kids and the university students to get ready to go back to school. I remember when I was in middle school, buying a new backpack was always an ordeal because I desperately needed something cool and unique but didn't want to step so way out of bounds that I got teased excessively.

TokiDoki for LeSportsac: I had a TokiDoki bag for a while, until I realized that it was too cute for me. The loud, bright, cartoony patterns didn't fit in with the rest of my surly wardrobe, so I had to chuck it. However, I understand that the Kidrobot/designer toys look is still very popular these days and this TokiDoki stuff is still in high demand. The line offers some backpacks, which are naturally suitable for back-to-school time, but the messenger bags may also work. These bags are a little more expensive than the normal high-schoolers' gear, costing about six times that amount, but it's another symbol of status, isn't it? If you -- or your kid -- are into that sort of thing, go for TokiDoki.

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Tags: back to school, backpack, bag, diy, jansport, kids, lacoste, lesportsac, messenger bag, students, tokidoki

TUMI PowerPack

Email thisPosted Nov 21st 2006 at 6:47PM by Deidre Woollard

Filed under: Handbags, Accessories, Style for a Cause

Okay, to get it right out of the way, $695 is a lot to spend for a backpack. The TUMI limited-edition PowerPack just might be worth it though. The bag was designed by sculptor Anish Kapoor and includes a solar panel for charging your phone and PDA, a Tumi Electric Adaptor, laptop sleeve and many compartments and pockets to hold things like flashlights, camera and a water bottle. 100% of the proceeds of the sale of these packs benefits Doctors Without Borders, a global humanitarian aid organization that provides emergency medical assistance.

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