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Target’s Designer’s Wow!
03.14.10
March has been an exciting month for Target shoppers. Just last week French fashion icon, Jean Paul Gaultier for Target debuted at select stores and online, and today, Liberty of London for Target arrived! The exclusive new collaboration with Target has fans of both designers over the moon with excitement. Jean Paul Gaultier’s of collection of affordable spring sportswear include high-waisted pants and shorts, mini skirts, strong-shoulder jackets, cropped tanks and swimwear. As far as Liberty of London goes, you’ll have much to choose from—-home and fashion collections include floral-crazy teapots, piggy banks, cushions, dresses and flip-flops. www.target.com
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Dakine Wheeled Book Bags
03.14.10
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Baggage fees. Long airport lines. Even longer walks to distant gates. Ever-growing carry-on items. Let’s face it; flying definitely isn’t as glamorous as it used to be. I don’t know about you, but lately I’m apt to carry on more and check in less - especially since my bag is like a mobile office containing my laptop, phone, ipod, converters, candy bars and sleeping pills. Plus I’m a snob about what bag I lug around the airport.
Dakine to the rescue. One of my favorite bag companies since my days in the outdoor industry (surf, snow, bike and skate) Dakine (pronounced “dah-kine”) has grown into my favorite luggage company for international travel. And a bag that encompasses their philosophy of durability and light weight is the Wheeled Campus (guys) and Wheeled Prom (girls) rolling backpacks (approx. $100). If you’re over having to actually carry your carry-on and don’t appreciate looking like a worker drone with a black rolling attache, this may the bag you need.
Designed ostensibly for lugging books across a school campus (judging by the name), this wonder of a carry-on has saved my back and shoulders on many a long trip. It is, simply, a book bag on wheels with a telescoping handle. But this isn’t just any book bag, because Dakine doesn’t “just do” anything. This bag has features that match $400 bags from Tumi or Briggs & Riley. Inside its ample 26-30 liters is a padded laptop sleeve and organizer pocket for phone, mp3 and small items. Then there is the larger outside (insulated) pocket - perfect for keeping cold drinks cold or, in my case, laptop wires. There’s a fleece-line sunglass pocket up top for easy access and - my favorite feature - stowable shoulder straps. It’s simple to stash the straps when using the wheels, or pull them out when you need to shoulder the bag for a time.
Combined with the smooth rolling urethane wheels and easy deploying handle, this is all the bag I need for flights. More and more travelers have looked on in envy as I pull my bag through airports - with the bonus that I don’t look like a backpacker on a Eurail pass nor a traveling salesman. And for the ladies, Dakine has designs and fabrics with a more feminine flair - this is one company that appeals to guys and girls alike. Plus it has a cool name.
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