Following an exclusive launch with Opening Ceremony last year, Dubbel Duffel is back for spring with an array of new styles, materials and colorways, all currently available at OC and beyond. China Young, a friend of CH and Dubbel Duffel’s creative director extraordinaire, continues to inject new life into the resurrected label, which he has centered around highly functional, dual-purpose bags. From day to night, …
Dubbel Duffel’s ultra-clever travel bags unzip and expand from a medium sized handbag into a small backpack or messenger bag. Selling exclusively from Opening Ceremony, they’re as useful as they are stylish.
After coming across a bag by a defunct ’70s company in a Brooklyn vintage store, accessories designer China Young set out to reengineer the Dubbel Duffel‘s multipurpose charm to high fashion and quality standards. Delving into the history, Young found 1970s- and ’80s-era comic ads and a cheeky character that informs the retro spirit of the current line. Keeping the styling and dual-use functionality consistent …