TIMBUK2’s messenger bags are functional and tech-friendly, but are they suitably stylish? That’s the question chief executive officer Patti Cazzato, formerly of Gap Inc. and Levi Strauss & Co., asked herself when she first walked into the company’s San Francisco headquarters a year ago. The result is the FEMME COLLECTION for women, out Sept. 2, which gives a dramatic new look, and a potentially expanded customer base, to Timbuk2. After a six-month creative process with designer Andrea Chynoweth (who’s worked at Gemma Kahng and Vivienne Westwood), this foray into fashion merges the classic three-panel, commuter-friendly design with leather and color palettes inspired by Seventies-er Hermès and Louis Vuitton — like a laptop bag in disguise. The inaugural four styles, available in four colorways, include a messenger reimagined as a cross-body purse and satchel backpacks inspired by vintage Persian carpet bags.
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Born in Kuwait& raised in Oman, Sophie was introduced to discovery and exploration from a very young age. Sophie first trained in Montessori Education and then as a Yoga Teacher. She used these skills to travel and teach around the world working in five different countries. Living recently in South America, it was there that her 1st collection was developed. @Barneys.