I mentioned the other day I was on the Great Backpack Hunt of 2016, and you all gave me some good suggestions — thank you! I ended up getting this Lululemon one today. I stopped into a Lulu on my way out last night and spied it…and couldn’t stop thinking about it, so I planned my run today to end right at Lulu so I could buy it! It fit all of my criteria — was a nicer material than canvas, held a laptop, change of clothes and a bottle of wine — AND was the right price ($128…I looked at some almost-$300 backpacks but ultimately didn’t want to spend that much.) I like this one a lot because it also has a DETACHABLE CROSS BODY BAG. WHAT?! Two bags in one. I wear workout clothes often at work, and I wanted a bag that would dress them up as much as possible, if that makes any sense.

My mom and I were texting as I was walking to Lululemon, and I told her I was going to buy a backpack.

“Are you going camping?”

“Do you want one of your backpacks from high school?”

“I have a backpack in the attic Grandpa brought back from Peru…”

Thanks, Mom.

Here’s the other ones I looked at/was recommended…by people other than my mom.

1. Marc Jacobs

2. Tumi (thank you for this recommendation, Kristine!)

3. Henri Bendel (Katie tweeted me about this one, and good am I in love…but not this time around.)

4. Vera Bradley (yes, really — this rec comes from Ali.) Super cute, but it looked a bit too big for me.

5. MZ Wallace (Ashley has and recommended this one, but I wasn’t going to get the same bag as her/half the city.)

6. Athleta

What about you? Any cute backpacks on your radar?