nope! we call the bags in our quilted collection ‘no-nonsense chic’ for a reason: wave quilted nylon looks luxurious, but you don’t have to baby it. all of our shortyLOVE bags are designed with a high-quality, durable and resilient nylon that stands up to everyday use. while the wave quilted exterior of our tate backpack looks different from the sleek exterior of our boxer backpack, both are easily freshened up by spot-cleaning with a cloth and basic soap and water. nylon is an ideal material for diaper bags (and diaper changing mats), because it’s very lightweight yet incredibly strong and easy to maintain. practical! so go ahead, load up your wave quilted baby tote or backpack with all the diapers, bottles, clothes and baby essentials you need and carry on with your day. you have other things to worry about!

both of our stylish yet hard-working backpacks are lightweight and large enough to organize a ton of baby essentials, but there are a few differences. one is obvious: the tate is quilted and the boxer is not, so which look appeals to you the most? the tate has curves, the boxer is… boxier. both are plush with padded straps and no hard corners. both have 2 water bottle pockets and a similar number of zip and slide pockets inside and out for your biz changing pad and essentials for your little one. however, the boxer offers a zipped compartment separate from the main compartment, great for a bag of wet or soiled baby clothes, bottles or snacks. both bags attach to rolling luggage to simplify travel — the tate’s trolley sleeve/luggage pass-through offers a storage pocket that slides over your luggage handle, while the boxer offers a strap to go around the luggage handle. tate comes in 5 colorways, the boxer in 8. whichever you choose, you can’t go wrong!

if you’re not the traditional type, we get you! as long as your choice of baby bag organizes everything you need for trips away from home, isn’t particularly heavy before you load up, and is durable and easy to care for, a non-traditional diaper bag is just fine. at shortyLOVE, we design our bags to look good while standing up to daily use with the storage you need for work, workouts, travel — and yes, life with a newborn. for years, parents have relied on our large boxer backpack and medium tillie tote for their baby outings. more recently, they’ve also turned to the tate backpack and ranger crossbody tote. for additional organizing of small essentials like diaper balms, sunscreen and the like, they frequently add a coordinating stevie cosmetic bag. the best reason to choose one of our stylish alternatives over an old-fashioned baby carryall: you can use it well after the playdate stage passes by and no one will be the wiser.