We're so excited summer is here! It's been a long winter here this year, and we are ready for better weather ahead (fingers crossed). 5am sunrises and 9pm sunsets definitely keep us extra energized during the workday, much needed as we are staying busy at the factory. We wanted to share a brief snapshot of the stuff we've been working. Questions? Thoughts? Leave them in the comments below!
Pre-order Updates
To all those that pre-ordered the Paramour, Smart Alec, Road Buddy Duffel 36 & 60, this update is for you: we're happy to report that all three bags have been moving smoothly through the floor, and we will have an updated timeline for shipping very soon. Look out for an email from us!
Did you miss the Paramour pre-order and regret not getting one? Don't worry, we're planning on putting another batch into production this month for a regular restock. Date of the restock is TBD, but we recommend signing up for notification alerts to avoid missing out for the second time!
As for the Smart Alec and Road Buddies, we might consider doing another run of these in the future, but for now, they remain retired.
Bringing Back Zest and Fjord
Despite our efforts to keep this a secret, many of you noticed that we had some Zest and Fjord floating around the factory and on the website! We're excited to re-introduce these colors to our line and offer them in several organizational bags as part of our 6/10 Restock. Maybe, in the future we will also use them for lining in bigger bags? We shall see!
Retirement
We will be retiring the Luminary 15 and Le Grand Derriere to make way for new designs. Once the current in stock bags sell out, they will be gone for good.
New Stuff
A new fanny pack / waist pack / sling bag is coming. We've tested this bag out in all sorts of environments: walking our dogs, casual day hiking, traveling in places known for pickpockets, running errands around the city, etc....and we love it! We think it's the perfect size for the essentials and a little more. We're excited to share with you guys some more details very soon.
Next up: The tote backpack. It has undergone many, many rounds of design iterations, been resized up and down, and been tested by multiple crew members of varying heights. Now, we finally feel like we have a bag that we're happy with. We're finetuning the details and will share more specific updates on the blog soon!
Kristen - June 8, 2022
Can you share any hints as to what the size of the new sling bag or the tote backpack will be? I’m very interested in hearing more details about both bags.
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TOM BIHN replied:
Hi Kristen! All we can share so far is some folks thought the LPD and LGD were a bit too big for their frames, and we hope this new bag will be a better fit. As for the tote backpack, it will fit up to a 16-in laptop!