Online - February 20, 2004

All for One, One for All

Dante Beatrix Bags

8:37 a.m. Teeth: brushed. Coat: on. Newspaper: clutched between teeth. Dash for your belongings and you’re out the door.

Only wait! The darn bag doesn’t match the shoes.
(Quelle horreur!)

No time for the old dump-and-transfer trick. Hope no one notices.

Baby, someone did. Dante Pauwels. Her sturdy carryalls work as whimsical homes-away-from-home for the urban packrat. (Sound like anyone you know?) Reversible colored flaps and adjustable straps make for five bags in one, maximizing wearability while minimizing the ennui that sets in three hours after purchase. Sizes range from demure to luxurious, colors take you from season to season.

They adapt to you, instead of the other way around.

If only you could say that about everything else in your life.

Available online at dantebeatrix.com.