Lately, a particular crisis seems to have taken over my group chat: everyone has been on the hunt for a work bag. Specifically, something that’s sleek and structured without being too stuffy, can handle a laptop and a lunchbox with ease, and crucially, is not a backpack. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve seen my friends – architects, creatives, consultants – trawl through endless links, and after a close call involving an oversized cotton tote, I stepped in. After all, years working in fashion have made me part friend, part personal shopper, and I already knew that, despite their wildly different aesthetics that range from Scandi minimalism to vintage-inspired treasures, the solution was hiding on the British high street at Dune London .

Striking the perfect balance between form and f

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