https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/convertible-backpacks Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 18 May 2026 20:17:53 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/convertible-backpacks#post-283125 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:18:29 +0000 medusa 283125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana, here's a thread about this from a month ago:<br /> <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/looking-for-bag-that-can-be-carried-as-backpack" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....s-backpack</a></p> <p>I got the Elliott Lucca one and the Hayden Harnett one (which I found on Bonanza). Unfortunately they don't seem to be available now and are probably too small for you.</p> <p>I returned the Matt and Nat one because I had a problem with the coating flaking off. I tend to be really hard on bags, though, so if you're good at treating it gently you might have a better time. It's huge, much bigger than just a laptop bag, it might hold all your stuff. It's also on sale at the moment:<br /> <a href="http://www.zappos.com/matt-nat-pharoah-black" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/matt-nat-pharoah-black</a></p> <p>My latest item of lust along these lines is a Saddleback Leather briefcase, which can be converted to a backpack. These appear to be indestructible but heavy, expensive, and fairly butch. (I happen to like that look, personally.)<br /> <a href="http://www.saddlebackleather.com/130-briefcase-category" rel="nofollow">http://www.saddlebackleather.c.....e-category</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/convertible-backpacks#post-282942 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:58:09 +0000 Diana 282942@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>bump. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/convertible-backpacks#post-282353 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:33:56 +0000 Louise 282353@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hopefully medusa will chime in. If I recall correctly she was looking for the same thing a few months back x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/convertible-backpacks#post-282333 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:54:50 +0000 Diana 282333@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There are just some days when I don't feel fab at all carrying my laptop (plus everything else I normally carry) in my big gearish Jansport backpack, but my back and neck aren't up to carrying all that weight in a tote or messenger. I've come to the conclusion that I need to get a more stylish but still comfortable backpack. Ideally, I'd love something convertible (either messenger or tote) that I could use when I don't have the laptop as well. It needs to be able to fit my 15" macbook pro (the long side is about 14" long), preferably vertically as that is better for my back. I think something in leather would probably be more polished looking, but I'd consider other materials as well (I do have a soft spot for those black Prada nylon messengers that were all the rage in the 90s). </p> <p>Here is one that I love the style of, but it has two big flaws - it's not quite big enough for the laptop (at least if we believe the measurements given), and it does not have a zipper closure (I find that magnetic closures tend to not stay closed when a large bag is full, plus I just feel more secure on my commute if my bag zips). Nevertheless, I'd love something that looks like this:<br /> <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/the-sak-ventura-convertible-leather-backpack/3142388?origin=keywordsearch&#038;resultback=0" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/th.....sultback=0</a></p> <p>So, anyone have any suggestions? Thanks so much. </p>