15 laptop bags that will make you want to give up WFH
Bring your personality to work, HR said
Every year, before the school year began, we had back-to-school shopping to look forward to. From uniforms to stationery, new water bottles (remember the circular, squeezy ones?) and backpacks, the shops had their latest collections out and gleaming. It was the only good thing about summer vacations ending.
The days of month-long summer breaks maybe gone, but between the sweaty commutes and client meetings, you can still revive some of the joy of a fresh start. Think of it as your new-bag-new-you era.
Even though your textbooks and slam books have been replaced with planners and a company laptop, you’re still the same baddie who once (almost) convinced your parents to buy you a school bag with wheels. And you deserve a bag that isn’t stained with more tiffin-oil spills than our oceans and coffee stains from running to punch in on time, with a laptop bag that looks great with all your outfits, and carries all your essentials securely.
Tweak’s got your back (and shoulders) with this range of laptop bags, made by homegrown labels, that will pack in all your essentials as well as the personality you want to project at work.
15 laptop bags that put the ‘fun’ in function
IRTH Clover Twines Work Bag
A chic, quiet luxury-signalling work bag, this tote can hold up a 14-inch laptop and comes with a wire organiser for you to easily find your loose cables.
If you love a clean look with personality peeking out only on a closer look, its ribbed texture and subtle hardware will make it feel like it was custom-made just for you.
Zouk Seashell Motif White Office Tote Bag
This vibrant yet elegant bag in vegan leather with traditional Kalamkari-inspired print can easily fit even the giant 16-inch laptop assigned to you at work. You’ll still have ample storage, with two internal pockets and a water bottle case for your lunch, snacks and makeup pouch.
And if you take local transport, especially during rush hour, this bag will also make for a sturdy companion, holding its own against the pushing and shoving.
Miraggio Dreamer Top Handle Bag
Rust is an underrated work-bag colour in a sea of blacks, beiges and tans. It brings a bright pop of colour to your crisp button-downs and pared-down kurtas, but is still neutral enough to not overpower them.
This structured bag features smart pockets, including a bottle holder and a 14-inch padded laptop compartment. The minimalist design means it’ll sit just as comfortably at the swish networking event you have to go to post 7 pm.
Nappa Dori Voyager Laptop Bag
At ₹22,000, this one is an investment, but rest assured a smart one. Handcrafted in genuine leather, it’s a one-bag army that fits all your meeting essentials and looks luxurious and put-together without any jhanjhat.
Especially if your work days involve a lot of early flights, day trips interstate and back-to-back meetings, you can still signal ease and effortlessness—nobody needs to know about the half-eaten energy bar and power bank you forgot to charge, which this bag can also easily accommodate and conceal.
DailyObjects Space Blue Idyll Tote
Daily Objects is known to create bags that are functionality-first, but also never compromise on designs that draw attention. The Space Blue Idyll tote is no different—it feels like you’re carrying a sturdy, serious cloud to the client meeting.
Waterproof, poofy, and with multiple pouches and pockets, this one is perfect if you’re the kind who likes to pack your whole world to go, but organised well down to your fountain pens and lip balms.
Label Jenn Pocket Tote 4.0
Label Jenn’s popular dual shade pocket tote is back in a new combination of greige and black and if you’re one who would never be caught with a hair out of place or without a perfectly co-ordinated outfit, then this is your bag spirit.
Made of vegan leather, more than a single bag, it feels like a work set: with a 14-inch laptop sleeve, an iPad/notebook sleeve and matching hard-case beauty pouch. Organised and attentive to detail is what your manager will read from it even before you start your presentation.
Art Chives Mountain Tote
If you’re on a mission to go easy on the environment this year, including using only use natural fibres, the Art Chives tote bag is a suitable investment for you. Hand-stitched and hand-screen-printed on cotton canvas, this structured-yet-whimsical bag is serious enough while reminding you it isn’t that serious.
It can easily fit any laptop up to 16-17-inches as well, making for a roomy and reliable choice for an everyday bag.
Favori Riviera Tote
Funky functionality is this bag’s promise. It comes with three spacious compartments to easily organise all your work essentials and has metal feet that will let it sit upright when you put it down instead of flopping over annoyingly.
And the ivory and black stripes will make walking to work from the metro station feel like you’re strolling through Parisian alleys, which is a necessary delusion some days.
Behno Katrina Tote Large Pebble
The Katrina tote bag is the grown-up version of the first, minimalist handbag you bought as an intern. Made of genuine pebble-grain leather and handcrafted by Indian artisans whose welfare is at the centre of the brand’s mission, this bag is beautiful inside and out.
The olive shade and ruching detail adds a little playfulness while still being thoroughly professional, and it can fit laptops of up to 15 inches. Instead of a zipper, the bag has a magnetic tab closure which might be best suited to comfier work commutes.
Fizzy Goblet Jean Genie Tote Bag
Add a bit of nostalgia to your corporate routine with a denim work bag reminiscent of the college version of you who wore embroidered jeans almost every day. And just like those jeans, this washable denim bag is easy, functional and built to last, with genuine leather handles, space for a 13-inch laptop as well as slip and zipper pockets.
It’ll pair especially well with your summer office fits like blocked-printed co-ord sets or linen shirt dresses and remind you of fields and flowers while HR takes you through yet another tedious wellness session.
Maisha Gul Pop Box Bag (Large)
Maisha’s Gul tote is a colourful pick for girls who used to have the cleanest pastel backpacks in school. The floral canvas face complements business-casual outfits, while the boxy structure keeps it serious enough. It can fit a 13-inch laptop or a smaller tablet easily.
If you don’t need boring corporate neutrals to prove you’re a star hire, this one’s for you. And Elle Woods would approve.
The Far Store Botanical Bliss Brown Square Tote
Made of 100% cotton and featuring hand-woven handles, this tote bag comes in two size variants, one for a 13-inch laptop and the other for up to 16 inches. The blue and brown block-print design on the bag is done by hand, and the colours create a vivid contrast, giving your work outfits a fresh feel every day.
This tote easily travels from office to out-of-office. You can dress it up with structured dresses and tops, or dress it down with flowy skirts and wide-legged bottoms. Just don’t use it to carry work to the beach, please.
Lililo Overpacker Tote Bag
If you liked the office siren trend, this faux croc-leather bag will be the finishing touch to your work wardrobe. The dark shade can conceal any external spills and as the name suggests, it’s kind to the overpacker.
It comes with three spacious compartments allowing your work stationery, receipts from the latest overpriced cafe and scraps for your junk journal to co-exist in peace in one bag. The laptop pocket can hold a 13-inch laptop, but the bag can also hold a 15-inch laptop. Fiery and functional, just like you in team meetings.
Eume Executive Messenger Bag
You’re the incoming head of sales and you want to put everyone at ease (for now)? This fresh forest-green-and-beige Eume executive messenger bag might be the perfect vibe-setter.
Made from a blend of nylon and vegan leather, it can hold up to a 16-inch laptop, and has organised compartments for all your office stationery and tech accessories, and says you mean business but are also modern-minded, fun and fair.
Rashki Aria Laptop Bag
This is the adult equivalent of that fancy compass box that came with special buttons, secret compartments for erasers and a built-in sharpener. The Aria laptop bag by Rashki can be carried as a shoulder bag, cross-body, and inventively, even as a backpack.
The antique-style hardware creates a balancing contrast with the slouchy body which contains spacious and organised compartments for all your daily essentials. It comes in medium and large sizes, the large being able to fit a laptop up to 15.6 inches, and the medium size, up to 14.5 inches.
