Bee & Kin has carved a pretty amazing niche for itself in a very crowded luxury brand market. With the options for a smartly designed work bag or purse seeming nearly endless, the brand actually made bags smart. Each Bee & Kin bag has a button inside that can perform various tasks. An app that you download onto your phone allows you to program the button to do basically whatever you want, such as find your phone, text your location to a predetermined person, play music, send a drafted email, or even order a rideshare service. Additionally, each bag also includes wisely-placed pockets for your phone, your metro card, credit cards, chapstick, and the like. If you do end up misplacing something in your bag, each one comes equipped with small, internal LED lights that allow you to find your keys on your doorstep at night, find snacks at the movie theater, and the like. Long story long, these bags are pretty damn cool—we tested them ourselves and found them incredibly useful. And much to our collective good fortune, Bee & Kin has expanded their line with two new designs—the Sidekick 2.0 and the Assistant+.
The Assistant+ (starting at $195) is a hands-free version of the Assistant pouch, which had to be carried like a clutch. The Assistant+ adapts to a hands-free world with a chain and leather cross-body strap. Thanks to its more manageable size, this is a perfect size for every day (if you don’t need a tote for work) and weekends. According to Bee & Kin, this little number can comfortably hold an iPad or Kindle, a hard drive, a wallet, passport, and all the little things you like to keep on hand—from chapstick to a sewing kit (some of us like to be prepared, okay?). The Assistant+ comes in two shades of premium Italian leather (black and navy blue) or a fresh—and rather unique—woven blue denim.
You can shop all of Bee & Kin’s designs here.
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