We all wonder what makes a bag a good bag. What makes a bag suitable for a university student? The always-changing trends with the need to consider effective features make it harder for students today to decide on a great purchase.

Unlike most high school students, university students take time to date, go on a trip, and participate in many club activities while studying. As students in college get more freedom to dress how they want, they become more sensitive to fashion and trends.

For men, a more classical bag may be desired for a luxurious feel.

A bag that’s well-matched with a casual or semi-look with a classic look and a vintage feature.

1. Builford backpack for university student. (also good for women)

A university student bag with both a classic and vintage look as the image shown above.

The special feature of this bag is that it uses a U.S. Maxine wax canvas with a 100 year-history and true skin leather.

Life time products. A robust bag representing the American concept.

I like the ‘classic backpack’ and the ‘urban backpack’ among the product models. (For the tall student, I highly recommend the Explore bag.)

The same Explore backpack inspires you to go backpacking as well as to wear it to campus.

You may see that the Builford university student bag looks vintage with the wax fading as time passes. The bag may look brand new if you re-wax the bag after about 2 years.

Wax is sold separately at about $10.

A wax canvas is an idea that was introduced a hundred years ago to increase waterproof quality and durability against wetland and water for people who do much sailing, canoeing, hunting, etc.

If you need really strong waterproof features, waxing may be reinforced onto sewn seams.

The one you see now is the Builford classic backpack.

It can definitely be a great university student bag although the price is a little higher than most bags since it uses leather.

The bag shows the most classical flavor.

In some sense, the bag has a merit in the price, which is more or less 250,000won. Using the original fabric of 100 years of history and also considering that the price of most bags with wax canvas is about 400,000won, we can definitely say that the Builford bag is a great deal.

Builford is a brand that we can look forward to as they are prepared to launch new models in 2015.