Want Les Essentiels

The New York­–based team behind Want Les Essentiels has quietly been making a name for the brand since it launched in 2006. Its minimal but never boring accessories champion functional fashion. Built for withstanding laps around the globe, the briefcases, backpacks, and carry-on bags are timelessly designed and endlessly easy to pair with everything from your sharpest suit to your most-loved jeans. And now, the brand’s new Recycled Nylon Collection has applied this approach to functionality and sustainability, designing pieces that put in work both for you and the planet.

Sustainability is nothing new to the brand, which, in addition to crafting bags meant to weather the test of time, has been committed to using 100 percent organic cotton in all of its core pieces since 2009. Now, Want Les Essentiels is taking this commitment one step further—giving its technical nylon pieces an eco-friendly makeover.

Developed in Italy, the new fabric, called Econyl, is fabricated by upcycling materials that would otherwise work their way into landfills (think carpet and fabric scraps, fishnets, and other plastic waste), saving thousands of barrels of crude oil from being used and avoiding thousands of tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

Read more about the Want Les Essentiels backpacks and carryalls made from recycled materials.

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Want Les Essentiels Recycled Nylon

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Want Les Essentiels Recycled Nylon

Photo: Courtesy Want Les Essentiels