16 Stylish Backpacks That Will Take You from Day to Night

With the change of seasons comes new activities, recipes and, of course, fashion. And you’d better believe that the spring shopping bug has hit us hard. What’s at the top of our must-have list for this spring? The ultimate transitional bag, of course. Whether you’re running from the office to happy hour during the week or from the farmers’ market to brunch on Sunday, a stylish backpack is a go-to accessory to keep life organized. We’re not talking about the school-playground variety here; these packs have bright spring colors, sleek leather and so much more. If you’re looking to splurge or just keep it casual, there is a stylish backpack here with your name on it.

1. Cornflower Blue Canvas and Leather Backpack ($262): This gorgeous shade of blue will provide brightness on even the rainiest of spring days.

2. Herschel Settlement Backpack ($55): We can’t talk backpacks without a nod to Herschel. This color combo provides casual glamour for any daily adventure.

3. Thick Stripe Backpack ($25): If you’re looking to put a sporty spin on the nautical-vintage look, this is the perfect purchase at an affordable price.

4. Natural Cloud Baggu ($38): Add a distinct flair to spring break with a bag that works for both travel and home.

5. Sacagawea Carryall ($400): At this price point, this one is more of an investment piece, but the level of quality will allow you to take this backpack through many seasons.

6. Peltola Clay Backpack ($150): This sleek style and soft gray hue will go great with all those spring florals and metallic accessories.

7. Studded Backpack ($89): When you forget your jewelry, allow your backpack to make a statement that’ll add a little shimmer to your day.

8. Minimal Rucksack ($294): Looking to take your festival fashion to a more sophisticated level? This bag is just the thing.

9. Rockland Backpack ($89): The functionality of a backpack with the appeal of a briefcase. What more could a modern woman ask for?

10. Longchamp Backpack ($125): Spring also happens to be picnic season, and this backpack looks like an adorable knapsack for all those outdoor adventures.

11. Agnes Backpack ($524): While this one is quite the splurge, it’s like two bags in one. With the small front compartment, you’ll have the perfect place for your phone or travel makeup.

12. Classic Backpack Raw Natural ($108): In addition to the rad triangle shape, this bag features a secret pocket that is great for travel.

13. Marlena Backpack ($385): This bag has not one, but three front pockets to keep your on-the-go life organized at all times.

14. Nila Anthony Backpack ($68): If you’re not interested in going full rocker with your spring wardrobe, you can start with a backpack that provides just enough edge to your ensemble.

15. Metallic Backpack ($65): Take business casual to business glamour with an affordable bag that won’t break the bank.

16. Rose Backpack ($40): Oh, Target. We can’t even count the ways you make our lives that much better. This sharp, zipper-front design not only makes it fashionable, but the adjustable straps allows you to take this from backpack to bag in no time at all.

What’s your backpack style? Sleek and modern or fun and casual? Tell us in the comments!

A fresh coat of paint on your front door is one of the easiest, most affordable ways to boost your curb appeal and try something different with the exterior of your home. After all, it's something you see every day and costs just the price of a gallon of paint to refresh. According to Zillow, front door paint colors can impact the number of offers and how long your home sits on the market. Darker colors tend to inspire higher resale value, but while you live and enjoy your home go with a color that you love.

Here are 15 inspiring paint colors for your front door.

Clare Paint

Earthy green paint colors, like Clare Paint Daily Greens, are becoming the new neutral for front doors. They give a natural, welcoming vibe and pair beautifully with brick, wood, or stone. Choose natural shades like olive, sage, and moss for timeless curb appeal.

Leah Newhouse

Blue door colors like Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines in Deep Denim Blue or Benjamin Moore in Prussian Blue will always be classic in this inviting Mediterranean blue hue. Refreshing your shutters if you have them is also a good idea!

Lina Kivaka

Deep reddish browns are also giving front doors a burst of color. Try Benjamin Moore's Cottage Red or Backdrop's Self Portrait for this regal look.

Benjamin Moore

Benjamin Moore's Aegean Teal on the front door is a lovely compliment to the soft blue-green Gray Cashmere 2138-60 on the interior walls.

@mattgc via Farrow & Ball

Lean into more of a pretty sage color with Farrow & Ball's Vert de Terre. Stunning and soothing!

Behr

Go for a dramatic and refined look with Behr's Black Evergreen (MQ6-44). Think shaded groves with its deep dark green color.

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Add a pop of happy color with Farrow & Ball's Red Earth.

Behr's

Behr's Dark Truffle is a decadent chocolate hue for anyone looking for a rich, velvety look.

Behr

Behr's Swiss Coffee (12) is a warm white that instantly gives your home a cozy Scandi vibe.

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Make a statement with a sunny yellow, such as Farrow & Ball Babouche.

Sherwin Williams

Here's another earthy green that really stands out in the best way: Sherwin Williams Kale Green.

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Pink is always a fun way to express yourself. It looks especially good in desert places like Palm Springs. Benjamin Moore's soothing Georgia Pink 2092-60 is the perfect pick of pink!

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Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's legal battle, complete with websites, text messages, and voice memos (plus second lawsuits), continues as Justin alleges Blake took It Ends With Us' creative control away from him. But according to Blake herself, the Colleen Hoover adaptation isn't the first time she's enjoyed taking more creative control of a project.

Here's what Blake Lively said about her "need" to have "authorship" in her movies — years before the It Ends With Us drama with Justin Baldoni began.

@stephwithdadeets THIS IS WILD…She has been doing this. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ #blakelively#justinbaldoni#itendswithus#celebritynews#greenscreenvideo#greenscreen♬ original sound - Stephanie Tleiji

In 2022, Blake Lively was a part of the Forbes Power Women’s Summit (and surprised the world by confirming her fourth pregnancy). She admitted previous projects had "resented" her desire to be more active behind the scenes because they "just hired [her] to be an actor."

“When I went into meetings, I would just seem like I’m just there to be the actor and ready to get the gig,” she says. “I wouldn’t reveal that I actually need to have authorship in order to feel fulfilled. So I think that for them, sometimes that might have felt like a rug pulled because you’re like, you’re trying to assert yourself into something that we didn’t hire you to do.”

And while sometimes there are moments she'd say, "‘OK, um, I believe in this and that’s why I’m standing up for it and that’s why I’m not being difficult,'” the actress admits "there are other moments she'd go, ‘Am I the a–hole in the room?’”

“It’s about being up front about knowing what you actually need," she continues, "versus just, like, trying to get the job and then once you’re in it, sort of revealing the scope of your needs to be fulfilled."

Naturally, TikTok users had a LOT to say. "Imagine being hired as a nanny but you wanted to be the mom, so you just fired the mom instead," one said, while another asked, "Why didn't her husband [Ryan Reynolds] just buy her a production company and a movie for her to direct and star in."

"The way I need JB's lawyer to play this in court to establish pattern of behaviour," a third commented.

You can see Justin Baldoni's Amended Complaint and a 5-year timeline of events on his website TheLawsuitInfo.com, where he talks, at length, about creative differences between his editing and marketing of It Ends With Us versus Blakes — and how there were "concerns about Lively's undue influence over the film," as well as "a pattern of demands by Lively and acquiescence by Baldoni."

Another clip of Blake Lively resurfaced on the internet this week, and sees the actress admit to bringing an unfinished cut of the movie to fans. "[The] studio begged me not to show” the movie, Blake says, but they “didn’t have the option [to say no], I literally brought the movie with me on the airplane."

Check Brit + Co for the latest updates on Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's legal battle ahead of their trial in March 2026. Read Um, Is Colleen Hoover Retiring From Writing After All That It Ends With Us Drama? for more.

I am a sucker for rom-coms, especially rom-coms set in New York City. (Ask any one of my friends and they'll agree; I talk about Netflix's Set It Up more than I talk about anything else). So you can trust me when I say how excited I am to see Meet Cute In Manhattan...and not just because it's giving When Harry Met Sally vibes.

"We wanted to make the ultimate rom-com for rom-com lovers," writer-director Karen Morey exclusively tells Brit + Co over email. "Keep an eye out for easter eggs to our favorite rom-coms—we’ve even put together a Letterboxd list for anyone who wants to find them all."

Watch our exclusive trailer for Meet Cute In Manhattan and see what the director had to say about bringing this movie to life.

'Meet Cute In Manhattan' is a "love letter" to the rom-coms we all love.

In Meet Cute in Manhattan, Jason's been dreaming of seeing an Asian rom-com lead, and convinces aspiring architect Nora to audition with him for a dating app commercial...and as the ad goes viral, they end up falling for each other.

"The film unfolds through the lens of Jason pitching the script, creating a rom-com within a rom-com as the executives listening to his pitch find themselves falling in love as well," according to the official synopsis, which promises the film is "full of classic rom-com references" and that it "celebrates and redefines the genre."

Based on the shot of Jason and Nora sitting on the couch in their cozy sweaters, just like the end of When Harry Met Sally, I can't wait to see what they have in store. "Growing up, I watched rom-coms with my mom whenever I needed an escape and they never failed to make me smile," Karen says. "This film is a love letter to those movies and my hope is that it’ll be there for anyone who’s had a bad day."

Executive producer, writer, and star Terence Chen agrees. “Our entire cast and crew grew up watching the iconic rom-coms of the 90’s and 2000’s," he says. "It was our dream to add to that pantheon of great New York romances and I hope all of you will love it as much as we loved making it.”

And with Manhattan as their playground, they were able to experience the magic of falling in love in New York — and creating a rom-com they hope audiences will love. "Our goal was to capture the warm, familiar magic from the rom-coms we all grew up on," Karen says, "while also weaving in fresh twists that remind us why we fell in love with the genre in the first place."

Terence agrees. “We revered the old rom-coms and wanted to capture that sense of grandeur and wonder those New York classics inspired," he adds. "In order to do that we used cutting edge technology married to old school techniques such as using hand drawn animation on a virtual volume.”

And the cast became a family on set!

The cast includes Terence Chen, Kendall Leary, Amanda Shi, Carolyn Kang, and Martin K. Lewis, all of whom became a "family" on set. "The real love story of this film was the lifelong friendships we made on set," Karen Morey says.

“At the end of the day I wanted to make a movie that makes your heart feel full once you finish it," adds Terence Chen. "Creating something that gives people joy was really important to us and I hope audiences feel just that when they see it.”

Stream Meet Cute in Manhattan March 28, 2025 on demand with Apple TV, Prime Video, and more.