Workbags to take to office or on overnight business trips needn’t be dull or drab. Gargi Gupta searches out interesting new variations on classic designs.
A backpack might not be usual office luggage — unless your workplace is a suitably informal one — but what stops you from setting a trend? Especially if it’s this one from Gucci in the brand’s signature web detailing. With adjustable straps and numerous zippered pockets, there’s enough space for everything
Price: On request
Where: Gucci
Mumbai — Galleria, Nariman Point;
New Delhi — The Oberoi
This overnight travel bag is called, er, the Ovni pouch, short for the Object Voyageur Nocturne (Indispensable). Not only does it hold a complete change of clothes and a toiletries bag, but it is also compact enough to slip into a briefcase
Price: On request
Where: Hermes, The Oberoi
Shopping Gallery, Dr Zakir Hussain Marg,
New Delhi
The zippered pocket in front gives this classic leather portfolio from premium desi brand Hidesign a touch of novelty. Available in natural-grained leather finish
Price: Rs 5,995
Where: Check www.hidesign.com for retail outlets
This classic leather portfolio with shoulder straps is part of the men’s collection for the spring/summer 2010 season. A re-invention of LV’s hit 1990s collection, Taiga
Price: On request
Where: Louis Vuitton store Mumbai — The Taj Mahal
Palace & Tower, and Taj Lands End; Delhi — The Oberoi
and DLF Emporio all; Bangalore — UB City Mall
These shoulder/hand bags in two sizes, from Italian menswear brand Canali, are good both for office and to carry along on short business trips. Crafted in bleached canvas with brown buffalo skin trimmings, they look hardy and smart
Price: On request
Where: At Canali boutiques. Delhi — Hotel ITC Maurya &
DLF Emporio mall; Mumbai — JW Marriott; Bangalore
— UB City Mall; Hyderabad — Hotel Taj Deccan 20
This duffel from the season’s Leola range from Marc Jacobs can add a different touch to business trips. Made of shrunken lambskin leather, it has alphabet motifs and comes in bright fluorescent colours — you also have a choice of metallic grey
Price: Rs 48,000
Where: New Delhi — DLF
Emporio mall; Mumbai
— Taj Mahal Palace & Tower;
Bangalore — UB City Mall