Are you obsessed with seeing the world as much as we are? Not only can you travel the global road but you can wear it too. On a ‘mapquest’ for fashionable clothes to tout your wanderlust, here’s our favorite picks for best map fashions and accessories:
This versatile bag can be used as a messenger cross body bag and also as a shoulder bag. Perfect for your everyday use, roomy enough for an I-pad or a small laptop. By Etsy designer MeryBradley, $82
Etsy designer fugudesigns has taken vintage (back when they were hand drawn) maps of cities like New York City, Detroit, Portland and San Francisco and transformed them into modern wearable art. $50
Relive your fond memories of Paris every time you don this lovely silk shirt proudly displaying the map of Paris. Available at Barney’s. $360
Satellite Map Dresses & Scarves
Directionally challenged? With these dresses and scarves by New York–based fashion brand Cityzen by Azin, you’ll never get lost again. They’re developed colorful fabric utilizing satellite images of global cities (Toyko, Rome, London, etc) and turned them into sophisticated dresses, silk scarves, and leather bags. Scarf in photo is of New York City, pieces range from $250 – $1350.
This clutch, by London Designer Anya Hindmarch, was inspired by old-fashioned trinket boxes and features an antique map of London from the Georgian era. It’s travel chic, no doubt. £795.00
Lindsay is a big fan of TOM’s shoes. Now with these customized travel logo TOM’s by Etsy shop ValeriaMalariaArt, she loves ’em even more. You can customized the specific colors of the design if you wish. $115
Ok, some of the best map fashions on this list are pricey. If it comes down to choosing a dress with a map on it versus actually getting out there and using a map, we’re always going to spend our cash on a trip. If you can do both, all the better.
Photos courtesy of the designers.
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I love all these! But yea I agree, I’ll opt for the trip over these seeing as though I don’t have money for both. 😛 -Victoria