I Want To Shop With Bags That Have Style

This post is a response to Dave Shea’s article “Producing”. It started out as a comment to the original post but got unwieldy. 

In the UK right now there is a growing move away from traditional plastic bags with Marks and Spencer, a major high street store and supermarket, beginning to charge for them. Instead shoppers are being encouraged to recycle old bags or use more environmentally friendly and reusable tote bags.

While the bags you can get in supermarkets are all very well and good I like to think I’m a little more classy and it would be nice to have something with a bit of panache. The bag I got last year from d.Construct is rather nice but a little on the small side for a grocery shop.

What I’d like to see is some of my favourite designers coming out with some decent sized tote bags with some funky designs on the sides. Something that helps me stand out. Something that says “Yes, I may be shopping in Tesco and buying microwave meals for one but I am doing it with style.”

In Shea’s article he talks about the pros and cons of producing badges. I like badges but feel that they have lost their cool edge recently. The next big thing in the accessories department is pins. Similar to badges but a little more sophisticated. I already have a very nice and I’m assured very rare Stuff and Nonsense pin and a FOWA Road Trip pin and I am on the look out for some more to add to the collection. 

Sorry about the lame title for this post. I wasn’t feeling creative at the time.