Online - March 22, 2007

Hold, Please

Mia Bossi Reese Bag

Camouflage: the answer to any clever parent’s woes.

It’s finger-painting day at Montessori? Wear Pucci. Under-eye bags from helping with late-night homework? Mod shades. And when you don’t feel like schlepping around a bag that screams “mom”? Pick up and pack up a Reese bag, the star of Mia Bossi’s spring collection.

Technically a diaper bag, it’s actually more of an everything-you-could-ever need bag. For babies, there’s a washable changing pad and space for emergency outfits and blankets. For toddlers, pockets galore to hold crayons, sippy cups, and face wipes. Grade schoolers will find space to stash the books they can’t bear to carry themselves. And for you? There’s room for a laptop, plus a zippered pocket to protect lipstick, keys, and cellies from prying hands.

Meanwhile, the bag looks anything but parental, thanks to a chic, oversize design wrought in beautiful Italian leathers — everything from the bronzed Sienna to the sharp-lined Tangerine. But we think the subtly metallic Sahara is the standout.

Because there is one thing you never want to blend in with: the crowd.

Available online at miabossi.com.