WRITTEN BY MICAELA RYNNE
So, you’re buckling down for semester 2 and getting more comfortable with your uni style – especially if you went from wearing your uniform everyday for the last 13 years! But, your uni bag is an old Cotton On tote from 7 years ago and it’s in tatters + your shoulder is permanently slumped from trying to distribute the weight.
Well, have we got the recommendations for you! Stylish and practical, these bags are what you need to carry your uni essentials in, from laptops to Frank Green water bottles, to 10 different chargers and your over ear headphones, these bags can carry it all.
Personally, this bag changed my life. Influenced by SAMM’s Prez herself, Nicole, I found this bag on Depop, but I’m sure if you exist on the internet, you’ll have seen ads for this bag all over Instagram. This bag fits my laptop, Frank Green, chargers, wallet, headphones and my 20 different lip products, all in the one bag. The thick strap means it never slips off my shoulder, so I am never having to adjust it when I walk somewhere (which is a major win in my book!). Plus, it’s so guilt free! Made with vegan leather, the bag is high quality – but inexpensive. Coming in at $71aud (it’s perpetually on sale, but I swear it’s not a scam!), it’s quite affordable compared to other options on the market. Plus, it comes in a variety of colours – black, burgundy, brown, and cream – meaning you can match it to any outfit! Since I got this bag, at least five of my friends have gone and purchased it too, and they said it’s the best bag they own for uni!
Now, this bag is a classic – probably the one you’ll see the most on campus! It really is the Mary Poppins bag of all bags, and can fit endless supplies in it. However, it comes in at a $200aud price point… yeah expensive right? However, you get what you pay for. No shoulder pain, giant bag to fit your gym clothes in and your laptop, lifetime repairs, plus guilt free as well, as its made from 50% recycled materials! The bag comes in a variety of colours to choose from on their website, with the added bonus of free shipping!
3. Celine Cabas Tote
So you’re a fashion bitch, and vintage designer is the way to go? Look no further than the Celine Cabas Tote. This is our Comms Director, Ingrid’s personal uni bag, and by her recommendation, find a vintage one, specifically from the Phoebe Philo era, which is a fraction of the current retail price. Now, this bag in it’s current form retails – depending on design / size – for approx $5,000aud. Yeah, it’s giving luxury and style all in one! If you shop intentionally, and plan on using this bag for the rest of your life, it is definitely a bag to consider. It’s the perfect mum bag – you can fit literally everything in here. Now, I said the Crumpler bag was a Mary Poppins bag, but this one really steps it up a notch!
Alright folks, there it is! Please don’t keep coming to uni with destroyed Cotton On tote bags, whilst you might be saving yourself some coin, your body will probably hate you for it within the next few months… and so will your wallet when you end up at a practioners trying to get your back pain to stop!
Can’t wait to see all the stylish new bags around campus xx
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