One approach to selecting diaper bags is to use the same method as when buying shoes. For example, we use jogging shoes for running and very stylish shoes for when we go out to that special occasion. Well, there are times when functionality and style is dictated by the occasion, so buy more than one type of diaper bag to fit your needs, there are a variety of types to fit each need.



These tote diaper bags don't appear like your traditional baby gear bags. They are functional to the extent that style will allow and can be used as a shopping, business or travel tote. Multifunctional style is the mantra of these types of bags. The current leading designers of these high end products are the Coach Diaper Bags, and Baby Phat Diaper Bags, both are beautiful in form and practical in function.

Backpacks have traveled with mountaineers up the flanks of Everest to the steaming jungles of Asia and Africa and can now be found on the backs of urban parents. The versatile and uber practical diaper backpack is now a pervasive feature of parenting. It is well suited for city use, when you need both hands free to lift and push and serves as an excellent diaper bag for when you are hiking with your baby.

From whence did the messenger bag originate? It appears to have been built for speed and utility when on the move. The great messenger bag traveled with the Pony Express, Royal Mail Couriers in the United Kingdom and is famous with bicycle messengers in the business districts of New York and San Francisco. Talk about re-use and versatility, the messenger diaper bag is now a big favorite with the modern, mobile family.

Style, art, truth, what do they have in common with beauty? It's our perception that counts, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and so is style, art, truth and the resurrected hobo diaper bag. The original hobo bag had to have many pockets for organizing the various items and tools of the traveling person, who had no permanent place to settle. Hobo diaper bags made a natural transition to the world of the diaper bag, with its many inner pockets of various sizes and shapes, designed for the parent on the move while carrying an assortment of baby gadgets and gear.

Looking for a large diaper bag that is durable, functional and gets the job done while trying to be stylish? Well look no further, the SUV of diaper bags is the Mothership. The designers at Fleurville seem to have mastered the art of well designed Mothership style diaper bags. Capable of doing the big jobs, with insulated pockets for keeping baby food at the right temperature and changing pads for those accidental moments.

Tired of dragging around those large diaper bags when taking a short walk or running a quick errand? Here is a hint on how to get it done conveniently. Get baby and baby gear, and then grab your escape pod diaper bag, with just enough essentials for baby and hit the road.

Modular design concepts have always been popular, excellent for convenience and practicality. The travel pod set is a great inclusion to the world of diaper bags. Though not a bag in the strict sense of the word, this design concept has separate pods for each of the important areas of baby care while traveling. There is a pod for food, diapers and other essentials. For example you can remove the diaper pod from your diaper bag while in a restaurant, and go for a quick change without having to carry the larger diaper bag.