Visvim is starting the year off right with their latest Veggie Collection, which includes two brand new bags! Along with the already famous Ballistic 20L backpack, the brand is introducing the 22L Rucksack and the Lumbar Mini, a smaller version of the 8L Lumbar waist bag. The collection is available in the black/black colorway or the bright-but-beautiful blue/brown. Visvim’s previous bags have become staples within the menswear/streetwear community and I can easily see these two becoming instant classics.

Available at Cliffedge

Porter has teamed up with Levi’s for a collection of bags and cases ranging from key holders to waist bags to totes. Each item is available in black or brown canvas and features the iconic red tab attached to the Porter label.

If you’ve read my previous post about The North Face Purple Label, you already know my gripe with their backpacks. But I can’t deny their charm and it seems like people really like them. The newest collection of their products is available at nanamica. There’s a range of interesting materials used, the oddest being fleece. For some reason my favorite is the floral pattern, even if it is grandma-ish.

Every time these two brands mate, they seem to produce beautiful offspring. I really like the tonal navy color that they chose for these bags (Ballistic 20L Backpack and Ballistic 8L Lumber). In this case, the bags aren’t that much different from what Visvim usually has to offer except for the small, white SOPHNET tag on the leather. They’re available now at select SOPH retailers.

Montreal-based Bruxe Design recently released their three-piece Crown collection of bags. If you didn’t already guess by the name and color, the bags were inspired by Crown Royal whiskey. Never mind the purple Melton wool and gold satin inner lining, what really makes me want the backpack is the pen holders. Brings me back to my middle school days when my writing utensils were neatly organized in my Jansport…

Be sure to check out the rest of the Bruxe bags, they’re all good.

When I first saw this bag by Engineered Garments, I liked the tweed but I lost interest because I’m not usually down with waist bags. But after seeing how good it looks worn on the shoulder, my opinion changed. It seems like the perfect size for when my pockets aren’t enough but a backpack is too much. It’s available at Museum Ark in grey or brown.

Visvim is releasing a series of canvas bags including a tote bag, wallet, and waist bag. The waist bag is my favorite bag of this collection, even though I don’t know when I’d ever wear one (waist bags, aka fanny packs, just scream “Asian tourist”).

The brand is notoriously expensive, usually because of the exotic leathers they use for their products, so it makes me wonder why their canvas products would be just as pricey. These are available at NOS.