This cotton bag has the vintage look: all canvas, metal hardware.  But my first issue was that the metal clips didn't all release. And a cotton bag of this weight has the rigidity of worn jeans. Back in the day, I suppose it was SOP to lay the bag down, use two hands to hold it open and get a friend to put your gear in.  Only a stack of files or a clipboard will give this bag form.  I know it doesn't sound like a hassle, but you have to imagine using a small duffel bag with a shoulder strap as a brief case or book bag.

Scenesters might be willing to put up with it's lack of substance--it does look cool--but I wasn't.