Last year I posted about the excellent vintage-style fashion in one of the best romantic comedies of the past year, 500 Days of Summer. We were especially taken by the "old man chic" worn by Joseph Gordon-Levitt's lovesick character, Tom. Since we've gotten so much interest from that post, including a ton of questions about JGL's messenger bag in the movie, I thought I'd post a follow-up to let people know where they can buy the bag, or something very similar to it:
I'm close to certain that costume designer Hope Hanafin got Tom's canvas messenger bag from a vintage store, but that doesn't mean stylish men everywhere can't get the same look for a lot less than you'd expect. Contrary to what people were saying on Yahoo Answers, Tom's bag was NOT from Ben Sherman. More likely it was one of these vintage styles (I especially love the simple army medic shoulder bag from the Army Navy store - so classic, so practical, and so affordable!):
- Classic canvas bag from Amazon ($15.95 - $17.99)
- Departure shoulder bag from Army Surplus ($12.99)
- Raw Edge vintage shoulder bag from Army Surplus ($21.95)
- Hawkeye canvas bag from eBags ($72.00)
- Sunwashed canvas messenger bag from LL Bean ($55.00)
- Classic shoulder bag from the Army Navy store ($7.65)
- Army medic bag (with red cross) from Vermont Army Navy store ($12.95)