The first Filson bag I ever saw was in the callused hands of a wrangler in Grand Junction, Colorado. The next million hung from the shoulders of ad designers, junior corporate lawyers, and artfully disheveled fashion writers in Man颅hattan’s East Village. That’s right: Bags by Filson, makers of refined hunting-and-fishing apparel and accessories, are suddenly in vogue among urbanites. Apparently, burly is the new black. Union workers at the Seattle factory hand-make each field bag, duffel, and carry-on, tanning the virtually indestructible bridle-leather straps for weeks, selecting the sturdiest cotton twill and YKK zippers, and then meticulously stitching and riveting it all together. When I accidentally backed over my Pullman聴like the one pictured here ($335; )聴and popped a rivet, Filson replaced the whole bag, as has been its policy since it was founded, in 1897. That kind of longevity is proof that high quality will always be in style.
Filson Pullman Bag
Filson Pullman Bag