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If 10,000 Biters buy a messenger bag made from recycled plastic, we'll keep the weight of 3,943 exorcists in plastic bottles outta landfills.
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Guys: Think you're doomed to choose between style and sustainability for eternity?
The Bite
That's just not the (brief)case anymore. Plenty of good-lookin', eco-friendly manbags are available to make sure your laptop, keys, and voodoo doll (just one more fart joke, Carrot Top...) go everywhere you go.The Benefits
- Designs so cool, you'll think black magic conjured them.
- Not jinxing the earth. Eco-materials such as hemp and recycled soda bottles steer clear of pesticides and keep trash outta landfills - more than you can say for your average leather or PVC carryall.
- Bestowing good fortune on eco-designers. It's supply and demand: When you support trailblazing bag artists, more eco-friendly goods will follow.
Personally Speaking
Jenifer liked her husband's spacious spare murse so much that she borrowed it for herself...permanently.Wanna Try?
- Takumi Shimamura Monacca Bag - cool, hand-sewn Japanese cedar and canvas (instead of chemically treated leather) briefcases; six styles (C$355/$351).
- Freitag - design your own bag from reclaimed heavy-duty, vintage truck tarps ($220).
- Timbuk2 Metro Bag - the original bike-courier bag-maker now offers hemp and recycled-plastic versions ($80).
- Stefano Nati Briefcase - sleek, black case made by repurposing waste leather and mixing it with natural rubber ($69).
Jul 31,2008
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Last night I heard a man say, with an extrapetit Timbuk2 messenger clutched in his hands, "This bag will be perfect for going-out at night." What he meant was, "Now I have an evening purse."
We both paused when he said it, but he knew it was too late to take it back - he'd spoken the words and they just hung there, waiting for due judgment. But, for once, I held mine back, because the truth is, real men schlep too.
-Assistant Editor Hanah...off to crump (very poorly) to some block-rocking Russki beats...
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Posted by: Barb Chamberlain | July 31, 2008 at 09:37 AM