However, the largest one is the only option I recommend as a work bag since it features a designated sleeve large enough to hold a 13-inch laptop, and has enough room to carry your lunch and a sweater, too. It can be swapped while walking without missing a beat, which is essential when the subway door is about to close on you but there's only room for your body and not the large backpack attached to it.Īll three sizes of the bag, the Maestra (from $895), Midi Maestra (from $795), and Mini Maestra (from $695) have the same capacity to transition from bag to backpack. The easy transition also comes in handy for the days when you just want to switch up your look between shoulder bag, top-handle bag, and backpack. That way I don't have to set it down on the floor of the train, potentially risking exposure to NYC's Most Disgusting Surface and all the sticky things with which it's covered.

As someone who commutes on a subway where I constantly have to take my backpack off to make room for people, it's a daily relief to be able to just pull the strap up and turn the backpack into an over-the-shoulder strap.

Gucci rebelle convertible backpack