marimekko
I grew up loving anything Marimekko. Fabric, colors, the graphic quality of their products… I especially loved my Marimekko messenger bag. It was huge, and had the foldover flap with a zipper pocket. An adjustable strap too. I had a brown one and I dragged that thing all around school! It finally wore out and I ended up trying to sew my own version out of red canvas. It wasn’t the same, close but not quite… I think at the time, I couldn’t afford a new one, or maybe couldn’t find one, so I took to my sewing machine. Looking at the same bag on the Marimekko site brings back memories. It is 15.75″ wide with plenty of room for school books.
I love the bold shapes and colors of their timeless poppy design… it seems everything they do is well thought out. I am really thinking about getting one for my Mom for Christmas! But which bag? There are many to choose from… When googling Marimekko bags, one site had a column off to the side with “related items” and lo and behold they had the black and white “Sophia” bag from etsy shown (I’ve mentioned it below)..
