The students were asked to design backpacks for students living in Copenhagen, Denmark and their designs were then compared with that of the designers, who had been asked to design a wide range of consumer products.
The twentysomething designer opens her backpack and starts filling it with paper.
Beside them were neatly packed designer suitcases and backpacks.
Gigi is a big fan of Kipling, The North Face and LeSportsac, and so am I, but all the big name designers are in the backpack scene too, like Marc Jacobs and Michael Kors. 7. Oversized sweaters.
In his latest collection for Louis Vuitton, the designer Kim Jones produced a roomy backpack with pieces that unzipped to allow a wallet, camera case or laptop holder to be removable.
Brash Design Only the bold should attempt to wear a Boblbee backpack, a show-stopper designed for the sophisticated urban nomad by Jonas Blanking, a Swedish product designer and outdoorsman.
The TV poppets turned (actually very credible) fashion designers Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen have released an alligator backpack available from their label The Row.
Designed by Sarah Law, who worked as an accessories designer at Gap, the line, including a pebble leather backpack that keeps selling out, is easy, cool and affordable.
Designer brands, from Valentino (trainers) to Saint Laurent (backpacks), are also ticking the animal-pattern box this season, although if I were dipping my toe into leopard, I'd blow the budget with a Christopher Kane cashmere scarf.
