Sling them in style

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 They come in all shapes and sizes, and comfort is their USP. With a sling bag, you can make a neat style statement.

Sling them in style and spice up your shimmering Indian kurtis. Or get one of those sporty brown buttoned ones to go with your casual white tee. We are talking sling bags, here, and their ability to up one’s style quotient. Be it the local ones on Bangalore’s Commercial Street or famous global ones like Nike add-on, sling bags are back in vogue in the metros.

And why not, when college-goers and young women in all walks of life, find it so much easier to carry them without feeling their weight as such. Books, cosmetics, your ubiquitous water bottle, everything fits into a big cloth sling bag.

“You can stuff in your mobile, comb and other things in a sling bag which is handy, comfortable and easy to carry around, instead of lugging around heavy bags. I love the Fastrack bags but they are quite expensive. For regular use, I think the Commercial Street bags are good enough. They also come in various colours and look stylish and smart,” says Sohini Guharoy, a 22-year-old post-graduate student of COMMITS, Bangalore.

Sling bags are so comfortable that they almost become an extention of your body. Moreover, you don’t get the feeling that they’ll fall off your shoulders. You can just let it hang on your shoulders, and your hands are absolutely free!
“In the habit of keeping my money in my denim pockets, I had lost my wallet twice. I found sling bags to come to the rescue then,” says Ankita Sengupta, a post-graduate student in Bangalore.

Comfort certainly comes first but what can girls want more, when comfort is combined with a style that doesn’t look too showy? Sling bags come in all shapes and colours. You’ll find fat multi-coloured ones, or bright purple ones, or the smaller rigour-style bags that can be casually slung over a shoulder, and save you the trouble of carrying a purse or a camera-bag, separately. 

Made from various materials such as leather, cotton fabric and silk, sling bags are long-lasting and can be used on a daily basis. Coming in various sizes, shapes and colours, sling bags help define a woman’s personality. The Nike and Fastrack sling bags add a touch of smartness to an otherwise careless look.

The shopping lanes of Commercial Street are perfect for shopaholics who are looking to mix and match bags with their outfits. Prices start from Rs. 250. “The shopping lanes here are filled with sling bags in bright colours which look so stylish and cool with different outfits,” says Kathakoli Kanjilal, a student in Bangalore.

Sling bags are also a favourite product of some exclusive brands such as Baggit, Sling and Mango. They combine the essence of good quality with a lasting classy glow. “I love my stylish classy white Mango slingbag. It is easy to carry around and goes with any outfit,” says Joanna Christy Peter, a student in Bangalore.

Gone are the days when girls would act delicate with a clutch or handbag. They have certainly understood what comfort is worth and create their own statement with sling bags.