Aer Work Collection Backpacks

Work brings with it an ever-longer list of problems to be solved.

Usually near the bottom: What’s the ideal office bag?

Here’s the truth: looking smart is as integral to success as, you know, actually being smart.

But with a brand-new collection of workaday pieces from SF brand Aer, we’ve got everything you need for the first.

We’re longtime fans of the brand — and if you’re going to take a backpack to work, it better be one of theirs.

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Their appropriately titled Work collection went live on their site yesterday.

Looks sleek, but it’s made from hard-wearing 1680D Cordura ballistic nylon, with a coated, water-resistant front panel for, you know, the next time it starts hailing in the East Bay.

Our pick: the sling-style commuter bag, made for easy organisation between your house and desk. Or if you just want to throw a couple tops, some shorts and a laptop in your bag and head for Tahiti.

Choice is yours.

Meet your guide

Diane Rommel

Diane Rommel has written for The Wall Street Journal, Outside, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Travel + Leisure, Wallpaper and Afar, as well as The Cut, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post and McSweeney’s. She once drove from London to Mongolia, via Siberia.