The new Sibu rolltop bag comes with everything you’d expect from the RAINS best-selling rolltop bags and adds some tweaks aimed at the fast moving urban go-getter. You still get the fully waterproof protection, comfortable harness and shoulder straps, as well as a discreet outside zip pocket and external zip access to your laptop. The big change is that they’ve made the Sibu range using their technical polyester fabric which is lighter weight yet still built to withstand the rigours of daily use. Available in two sizes (17 litre and a mini version at 11 litres) with branded daisy-chain loops on the outside and the signature RAINS carabiner clip closure it has the look and style of their commuter range in a lighter and more technical bag
| 11 L | 17 L | |
| Dimensions | 39 x 27 x 10 cm | 46 x 30 x 12 cm |
| Weight | 450 g | 642 g |
There can’t be many outdoor brands gracing the runways at Paris Fashion Week, but RAINS is one of them. Fear not though – stylish as they are, the unisex jackets and bags from this up-and-coming Danish company are firmly rooted in heavy weather and Scandi heritage.
The Danes know a thing or two about rainwear, after all. Copenhagen gets an average of 170 rainy days a year, and since time immemorial, the classic rubberised cotton slicker has been the nation’s wet-weather armour of choice. When RAINS co-founders Philip Lotko and Daniel Brix Hesselager met at one of Denmark's largest textile and design schools, they wanted to take this Viking icon and turn it into something more contemporary. They started out in 2012 with a rain poncho, and quickly expanded into a range of raincoats and water-resistant bags – all in their signature ‘neo-Scandinavian’ style.
They’re textile designers at heart, and that’s where RAINS really shows its class. The specially developed matte-finish PU fabrics are lightweight and waterproof, with ultrasonically welded seams and ventilation carefully designed in.
Fashionable this stuff might be, but fast fashion it certainly isn’t. RAINS’s commitment to ethical and sustainable working stretches from the conditions in their partner factories to their transport logistics and even the lighting in their offices and shops. And at the heart of that, of course, are products that are built to last. If you do eventually manage to wear them out, RAINS will even trade you store credit when you return them for recycling.
