Last year, I decided I wanted an age appropriate backpack and got a Piquadro: http://www.piquadro.com/us/bags-backpacs-briefcases/laptop-backpacks/notebook-back

Last year, I decided I wanted an age appropriate backpack and got a Piquadro: http://www.piquadro.com/us/bags-backpacs-briefcases/laptop-backpacks/notebook-backpack-with-ipadrair-air-2.html http://www.piquadro.com/us/bags-backpacs-briefcases/laptop-b... Not as rugged as some of the other models discussed here, but very stylish IMHO.