Handbag Sales Are Down — Here’s What Consumers Are Buying Instead
Anyone who knows me knows I am beyond obsessed with mini backpacks. Huge capacity (10-15 liters is a lot of volume compared to normal purses), weatherproof, unfussy, let-em-get-dirty. Perfectly utilitarian. So when I read this article about how women are shifting to the more practical backpack I was like “well duh!!” However you do want some cute factor to make them downtown ready and the trekking bags in this list are not it. Except for that Kavu Sling bag. Somehow I missed the boat on this one. There’s a mini size too. But slings are problematic for me as they just don’t sit right on top of the girls. But they still look amazing…
