Oh Boy! It’s the Disney Collection by Herschel Supply Company
Unless you’re Kimmy Schmidt, you’ve likely moved on from amorphous purple Jansport backpacks to more streamlined, stylish but functional bags that incorporate modern patterns and color combinations. This is, after all, what has distinguished Herschel Supply Co., which takes classic silhouettes (like those associated with mountain climbing packs or cross-body messenger bags) and reinvents them, removing some of the needless bulk, slimming any straps and buckles for a more elegant aesthetic, adding functional elements such as contoured shoulder pads and laptop sleeve pockets, and toying with unexpected prints, materials, and color juxtapositions. The pieces in the new Disney Collection by Herschel Supply Company feature such a clever mixture of old-school and new-school elements that they’ll win the hearts of Kimmy-like consumers and modern tastemakers alike.
The collection consists of three pieces, each available in either Navy or White: the Roy Wallet ($34.99 at Shop.HerschelSupply.com), a durable canvas bi-fold wallet with screen-printed detailing, equipped with a currency sleeve and multiple credit card slots; the Network Pouch ($34.99 at Shop.HerschelSupply.com), an envelope-shaped bag measuring 11″ in width and 7.5″ in length and featuring a zippered top closure; and the Settlement Backpack ($79.99 at Shop.HerschelSupply.com), a screen-printed backpack measuring 17.75″ in height, 12.25″ in width, and 5.75″ in depth, and featuring a rounded top edge, a roomy external pocket, waterproof zippers, and leather zipper pull tabs.
Mickey Mouse is, of course, the cornerstone of the Disney empire — and a symbol of childhood for anyone within the Silent Generation (those born between the mid-1920s and early 1940s) and beyond. This Herschel Supply Company collaboration with Disney, then, centers around this familiar figure so that the exterior of each bag showcases a deconstructed Mickey Mouse: his white-gloved hands, his large shoes, his red shorts with their two white buttons, and a silhouette of his head (the three overlapping circles demarcating his countenance and his rounded ears). These deconstructed elements of the illustrated creature help to make the bags feel more modern and edgy, as opposed to resembling souvenirs from a Magic Kingdom gift shop or Orlando airport store.
Another interesting detail is how the bags nod to both the American and Japan design studios who have worked together in Mickey Mouse’s development over the years, slightly modifying the classic character’s appearance to better appeal to each ensuring generation. The white iterations of each bag, then, feature a patch with the Japanese flag, while the navy versions feature sewn-on patches with the American flag.
The linings of each design, meanwhile, feature screen-printed, black-and-white sketches obtained from Disney studio executives to show the meticulousness with which the character was brought to life in each single cartoon episode.
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