Comments on: Shoulder-style laptop bag for a professional woman?

Question: Shoulder-style laptop bag for a professional woman?

mysterious1der — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 20:52:48 -0800

Shoulder-style laptop bag for a professional woman?

My wife is in the market for ladies-shoulder-bag-ish kind of laptop bag. Something on the quasi-fancy side, probably up to $100 or so. Padded laptop sleeve a must. Any ideas?

By: LobsterMitten

LobsterMitten — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:10:15 -0800

What's her style:
modern and clean?
classical and old-school?
does she want colors or only black/brown?
does she want leather or non-leather?

By: librarina

librarina — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:12:56 -0800

How much stuff, other than laptop, does she need to carry? Will she also be carrying a purse, or does this need to replace purse functionality (wallet, cell phone, keys, PDA?) as well?

Regardless, I really like the look of a bag I got from Franklin Covey, though I haven't used it yet. It is red! And classy and professional looking. In fact, I think it was this one. And it has a padded laptop compartment.
(They will spam you both in e- and regular mail, though, if you buy from them.)

By: seawallrunner

seawallrunner — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:36:21 -0800

ACME works for me

By: LobsterMitten

LobsterMitten — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:38:48 -0800

Marka seems to have a bunch of designer bags; here's the minimalist modern Charlie Case, but you can search their site for anything else that appeals.

Here's a series of funky colorful silk bags.

Plain black functional bag; there are lots of other bags on that site that fit the same description.

More fashion-y black bag.

A more informal red bag.

Target seems to have a good selection well within your price range.

By: sundress

sundress — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 22:54:06 -0800

I do like Crumplers. But it is hard to find those other fancy bags here in AU.

By: Idcoytco

Idcoytco — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 04:07:21 -0800

It is dead easy to sew a laptop sleeve. Get a bag that doesn't look like a laptop bag.

By: libraryhead

libraryhead — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:03:05 -0800

Since noone's mentioned it yet, Levenger has very nice non-laptop-looking laptop bags, though a bit above your price range.

By: terrapin

terrapin — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:34:16 -0800

I have a booq bag that may fit your needs. A padded bag that is the size of the computer that fits inside. Has a shoulder strap. The linked site has a tool to identify a bag what works with a particular laptop.

By: Juliet Banana

Juliet Banana — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 09:46:41 -0800

Plastic People Design makes cute laptop cases that come with inner sleeves and a matching mirror and cosmetic case. Right now their selection is kind of limited, but I've seen some really awesome vintage fabric cases for sale-check out the past styles. If she had a particular fabric/material/color she can't find anywhere else, they'd be good people to contact for a custom one.

By: echo0720

echo0720 — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 18:43:50 -0800

I've spent a little too much time looking into laptop bags and kinda have a list already. Some of these might be above your price range, but they also might convince your wife that she wants to buy something more expensive :-)

Utilitarian, but useful -- Manhattan Portage
Cute, indie DIYish -- Snap Design
Cutesy and pink -- Some bag from Zappos and Latico
Stylish and functional -- Causauri
Basically the same thing as Causari except cheaper -- Pinder
Beautiful and expensive -- Knomo
Sleek and hip -- Acme Made