What is the senior backpack trend?

Several viral videos show seniors heading to their last year of school (before they enter “the real world”) sporting kiddie backpacks—the exact same ones they might have selected all those years ago when they started their school careers in kindergarten.



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High school seniors across the country are donning a new type of item for their first day of school: a backpack typically used by young children. As seniors are starting their last year of high school, an emerging trend has them purchasing the backpacks as a way to reminisce on their childhood.

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By the 1980s, student backpacks were fully integrated into the checklist of necessary school supplies. While the original student backpack came about organically in response to practical student needs, novelty backpacks that are made mostly with aesthetics in mind have become popular in more recent decades.

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Books and supplies had to be carried to and from the classroom, and backpacks became a necessity ever since. Back in the 40s and early 50s, kids would carry backpacks made from leather or canvas. These were much more sophisticated than the ones young students use today!

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Students in the early 70s walked around campus clutching their books in their hands, until a fateful day when students at the University of Washington found JanSport hiking packs and started using them to carry their books in the rain.

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As one of the most important accessories for both men and women, the backpack has never really gone away in fashion.

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You can never go wrong with a Jansport backpack. Not only are they pretty sturdy but they also come in so many colors. You can choose your favorite or buy a few if you are feeling indecisive since they'll never go out of style!

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In the years between 1960-1969 backpacks were plain and were mostly made using leather, wood, or canvas materials, they were quite minimalistic and quite distinguishable when put in comparison with the modern vintage retro backpack designs.

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The First Discovery of Backpack Today, Otzi is the world's first natural human mummy, his possessions revealing strong evidence of people wearing backpacks since 3300 BC.

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Between the 1930s and '60s, some kids also made use of canvas or leather bags with a single strap, miniature briefcases that were usually called satchels, for trips to and from school. Some students could also be seen carrying their academic luggage on their backs in squared leather bags, fastened shut with buckles.

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Before the term backpack was used, utility bags were known as knapsacks.

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Backpacks are perfect for carrying work documents, a laptop, and other necessary items. They are also a great way to keep your hands free while you are on the go.

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“In this day and age, a great everyday bag consists of a crossbody bag, an oversized shoulder bag, or a soft hobo that has a wide-enough strap that could be worn as a crossbody as well,” Blumenthal says. “Although backpacks are still going strong, carrying a fashion-driven bag is still key.

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But in the last three years, a growing number of districts are testing backpack policies. For one, the Washington Post finds that at least 27 school districts have started restricting backpacks in the last 18 months for fear of gun violence. Others are instituting regular searches for weapons inside.

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