Category: Bags

In terms of the environment, using masses of plastic bags from the supermarket isn’t a particularly good thing to do. Far better to use something reusable. And if that’s stylish too, all the better. Enter Envirosax.

Envirosax are eco-friendly reusable shopping bags. Each one rolls up to become a lightweight and portable 40g package – small enough to sit in the glove compartment of the car. Even better, they’re both waterproof and durable and come in some smart retro designs, including the Flora Butterflies and Monochromatic Vintage pictured above.

Available online, you can pick one up for £4.95.

Find out more at the Rosie Nieper website

I can’t find these on the UK version of the Urban Outfitters site, but you can pick up these Andy Warhol print messenger bags from the company’s US online store.

Both are printed with Warhol graphics, with a choice of the skull or the pistol. They also feature large pockets on the front and back, pockets under the velcro flap and a zip pocket inside. There’s also an adjustable strap.

If you want one, you can pick one up for $48 (around £25).

Find out more at the Urban Outfitters website

Looking for some luggage straight out of the 60s? Check out the Angel Jackson Vintage Style Ballet Box.

It’s not dissimilar to a 60s vanity case, only that little bit bigger at 28cm x 32cm. It;s a luxury leather case with satin lining and a small interior mirror. There’s also an adjustable handle and a choice of colours, including the red pictured, plus gold, pale beige and vintage brown.

You can buy one online for £175.

Find out more at the Angel Jackson website

We’re big fans of Karhu Originals – because unlike some companies (*cough* Puma), they just pull out their best designs straight from the archives, reproducing them in the factories they made "back in the day".

And that includes this Karhu Originals shoe bag. It was originally a golf shoe bag from the 1980s, but is now back with a range of suggested uses by the company – including a laptop bag (enough space for a 12-inch Mac apparently).

The bag’s got an adjustable strap and is sized at 25 x 32 x 12cm. it retails for 49 Euros online.

Find out more at the Finnish Design Shop

I’m a big fan of the classic 1970s sitcom Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads, but watching the DVD recently, something interesting caught my eye.

Look at the picture above and you’ll see a particularly eye-catching sports bag. It’s a Puma Roma bag in black with white lettering. This episode dates from 1973, so I’m guessing the bag was in production around that time – but I don’t know anything else.

Does anyone out there know if this bag has been reproduced since then? Or indeed, if it was widely available at the time? All advice gratefully received as I’m very keen to pick one up. It’s a shame Puma don’t bring out some genuinely classic items as opposed to the rather disappointing Puma French 77 range.