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TeenFashionista got me thinking about backpacks/totes/laptop bags again.
http://teenfashionista.blogspot.com/2006/07/backpack-debacle.html

I thought I would share my findings with ClothingCult readers as well.

There are a couple of companies that have come up with some really stylish laptop bags for women:
http://www.mobileedge.com/products.asp?cid=6&scid=6

http://www.moonsus.com/

Most are totes but there are a couple of backpacks.

For my business I chose a Kensignton laptop bag about 5 years ago that can either be a messenger bag or it has shoulder straps that are tucked away in a zippered area that you can pull out if you really need to hike and not throw a shoulder out:
http://us.kensington.com/html/2517.html

It’s not gorgeous but it’s also not ugly or too expensive and it is pretty versitile and durable.

Moonsus has an upscale leather version of what I have basically – with the should strap or the backpack straps but a more classic tote look (it doesn’t scream school bag or tech geek): http://www.moonsus.com/index.cfm?action=c_marsus.displayProduct
&id_products=21&style=modern%20laptop%20backpack

If anyone has any suggestions for other stylish alternatives to the typical laptop bag or backpack, please post in the comments here.

PS – if you get a bag not intended for a laptop make sure you get a padded laptop sleeve so you don’t end up smashing or denting your laptop quite so easily.