Keep your friends close and your carry-on closer, yes? If your bags have ever been lost in transit, then you know what we’re talking about! We’ll be damned if we’re going to get caught without our skivvies and a decent flat iron, which means we are lifetime members of the carry-on club.
We are pretty picky about our bags, especially when it comes to our favorite weekender. It has to be a particularly unique combo of good-looking and hard-working. Functional yes, including small enough to fit in the overhead compartment, but large enough to hold a few shoe options. It needs to have a shoulder strap, leaving our hands free to juggle coffee, magazines, and the occasional impulse airport buy. And it’s got to up our style game!
Here are ten options that meet all our requirements, and look fine while doing so. We’d happily take anyone one of these along for the ride.
We have visions of flying to France with this Kate Spade Breton-striped situation, but, truth is, it'll add a touch of chic to anywhere you travel—even if you're just slipping away with your bestie for a quick girls' getaway.
If there's ever such a thing as family heirloom luggage, this caramel-colored duffel by Ghurka is it. Yes, it's a pretty investment but that's because it can go around the world a number of times and still be in good enough shape to take into a 5-star hotel.
This Filson bag is the kind of duffel that you make memories with: sturdy enough to go from a third world country to a weekend train trip and it somehow looks better then more rugged and aged it gets.
It's true: Everlane has majorly won us over. That's because they're responsible in their practices, minimal in their designs, and make reliable staples, be it sweaters and trousers or this twill weekend bag.
We've been crushing on Gwen way before she started L.A.M.B. and this label has only made us bigger fans. This leather duffle has the perfect mix of edginess and classic, so you can take it anywhere from a Vegas bachelorette to a meet-the-parents weekend.
We love shopping at The Little Market where everything is responsibly sourced and each piece is totally unique. This little weekender bag adds style to any trip be it a sleepover at your BFFs or a train trek.
It's true, everything Clare V. makes is handbag magic. Her lay-flat clutches go with us everywhere and we're sure this weekend bag (that can be avec or sans strap depending on your needs) would be another travel staple. True, it's not acually a duffel bag but we'll let it fly because it's just so darn adorable.
Yes, Jennifer, the founder of Samudra is a friend of ours, but, even if she wasn't we'd still swoon over her chic tropical prints. This weekender bag is an essential in our book if you've got sand and sun in your future!
There might not be a more versatile weekender than Lo & Sons Catalina. It's large enough to fit a few days of clothing (we've used it for a week-long beach vacay!) and small enough it can still be used as a carry-on for a long-haul flight.
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