Like most kids who went to my high school, I thought backpacks were uncool. Bulky with thick nylon double straps that always seemed to clash with my #OOTD, backpacks looked too juvenile and frumpy for my taste. When I entered junior year, I gladly traded in my baby-blue Jansport for a navy Ralph Lauren tote. Fast-forward almost ten years, I can’t believe I’ve been so blind to the beauty of backpacks. Chic, minimalistic, and practical (how else can you carry coffee in one hand and your phone in the other?), backpacks are back in style, and they are right in step with what’s been trending on the runways for fall 2016…read more at allure.com.