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The 16 Best Backpacks To Carry Your Life Around In
There's no shame in the double strap
You heard it here first: backpacks are back in fashion, and the ones we've got our eye on are both chic and ergonomic. The benefits are endless – better for your posture than toting around a heavy bag in the crook of your arm, the humble backpack is the hold-all of choice for the health-conscious. And this season, all the top designers are catching on.
Hate to break it to you, but autumn is just around the corner (sorry!), so now is the perfect time to invest in a new everyday backpack to ensure you're ready to go back to work or school in serious style. And we've trawled all our favourite brands to bring you the best of the lot. From Longchamp and Prada to Ganni, these are the best backpacks to carry your life around in this season:
Leopard Print Backpack
Practicality meets high-fashion in the best way possible.
Add this lemon-yellow backpack to your workwear wardrobe for a fun colour pop.
It's a classic for a reason.
The eternally chic Max Mara has nailed it once again with this teddybear-style, camel backpack.
It's cute, it's punchy and it's vintage – what's not to love?
Metallics are always in style.
Constructed specifically to make travelling easier, this classic Paravel rucksack niftily folds into a pouch when you're not using it.
Bold prints make even the most practical accessory tempting.
Channel Y2K style with this logo mini.
This classic AllSaints number is two bags in one.
The ultimate backpack for the style-conscious professional.
This ballet slipper-pink backpack looks chic and fits a huge 22L - perfect for style-conscious adventurous types.
One for the logomaniacs.
Bold and bright to bring joy to your morning commute.
All your possessions getting drenched is not chic, so invest in this Rains backpack to keep them dry no matter the downpour.
Clementina Jackson is Acting Site Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, working across news and features, trends, e-commerce and SEO. She was previously Fashion Editor at Cosmopolitan and Women’s Health, and Acting Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, where she was named as a PPA 30 Under 30 award winner for her work on size inclusivity. An experienced fashion, travel and luxury lifestyle journalist, Clementina has also written for Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Condé Nast Traveller, Tatler, Red and Italy Segreta.
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