Category: Bags

New York-based design team Funtote have a range of interesting bags available online, including some very cool retro-styled looks.

Every Funtote Side Zipper bag comes with 4 pockets, ideal for storing your essentials when you’re on the move – wallets, keys, coins, iPod or mobile phone. And the designs include everyday objects or just eye-catching design, typified by the Paperclip and 70s-styled Hawaiian Floral bags above.

They’re priced from $30 (around £15).

Find out more at the Funtote website

More bags

Going back to my schooldays, there was only one thing to be seen with on the bus  – an Adidas sports bag with a big and bold logo on the side. And with a bit of searching, you can still find them – like this  Adidas Adi Carry Bag.

Part of the Adidas Originals range, this nylon bag has an outer zip pocket and a single inner zip pocket – and of course, that huge logo and a black and white colour scheme.

You can pick one up now – expect to pay around £40.

Find out more at the Hip website

Cram Cream designs are wonderfully childlike and often retro too – best summed up by these Cram Cream retro tote bags.

Featuring typically cute vintage/US-styled advertisements, you’d expect them to be an American company. Oh no, they come out of Japan (the spelling mistakes give it away), but can be found fairly regularly in stores in the US and Europe.

However, I’ve not seen these bags in a European store so far, but you can pick them up at Modcloth for a bargain $8.99 (around £4.50) and they do ship worldwide.

Find out more at the Modcloth website

Vintage bags of a very different kind – these Momaboma bags are modern designs, but integrate vintage magazines from the 1950s to the 1970s for their eye-catching look.

So, will they get wet and fall apart in the rain? Well, no. All the vintage magazines are treated with a translucent covering to protect against the elements. And to add to the vintage feel, the lining of the bags are actually made from vintage t-shirts, while the structure of the bag is made from recycled inner tubes from car tyres.

There’s a number of designs in the range (check the website for the full set), with the LP bag (named for obvious reasons) and the Bombo colour pictured above. Prices vary, check this page for your nearest retailer.

See the full range at the Momaboma website