WOMAN.CA Reviews a Canadian Range of Lunch and Lifestyle Bags

The linen lunch bags ($24-26) boast retro-inspired designs and detachable straps. The Charlie ($145) is in the lifestyle range and has a rugged canvas design that converts to a backpack.

Everything is PVC-free, phthalate-free and lead-safe. No doubt the clean, modern design will have you snapping up these sacs for all sorts of reasons! (Shopping is more fun when it's one for them, one for you, non?)

In any case, this particular shower gift was received with brilliant results. My good friend Heather Reier, the founder of Cake Beauty, was my first test recipient. I thought the suede Emily bag ($105, pictured at top) would suit her discerning eye since the components are not only aesthetically pleasing, but perfectly practical.

Heather gushed over the gingham plastic lining; the soft brown suede structure; multiple pockets; the roll-out diaper change panel Her husband Oliver could even see himself pulling it off!

Eight weeks into parenthood and I can report that Emily is holding her own next to baby Hudson.

I adore the So Young Mother diaper bag... It has a chic and stylish design and could easily double as a brief case. As a new mom on the go, the little cooler bag comes in especially handy for toting around bottles.

So ladies, if you are looking for the gift that doesn't stop giving, it's in the bag!

Shop online or find a local retailer @ soyoungmother.com

Sara Graham, Fashion Forward
		About the author:
		When Malcolm Gladwell talks about “connectors,” he’s talking about Sara Graham. This gal-about-town made her mark spending five years in (and out) of publishing as Editor-in-Chief of Canada’s top teen magazines Vervegirl and FUEL. During the out part she created, designed and managed all aspects of Sister Underwear – a collection that was not only embraced by the Canadian fashion network of buyers, media and the public, but enjoyed repeat orders from boutiques located in the U.S. Although no longer deep in the publishing or fashion trenches, Sara remains curious and connected via her insatiable appetite for culture and travel. Sara also continues to produce fashion shoots through Project, her brand management company.