The Ballistic E-Cat 18 Messenger Bag by Visvim has become a favorite in recent years, especially in the flood of messenger bags that were suddenly hitting the market. The mix of the ballistic and elk leather always looks great and also performs (even though if you only look at performance, there is better out there).
They have now released the Spring/Summer ‘08 version of the messenger bag in three colorways – brown, khaki and black. All three come with a colorful zipper, which is a nice twist. They are now available at Reinforce.

Penfield got together with London’s iconic Slam City Skates store to work on a messenger bag. They kept it very classic and only added some Slam City tags on the front and back of the bag as well as a nice custom inner lining.
The bag is now available for purchase and goes for 45 Pounds.

For the second time already Kinetics out of Japan got together with Quiksilver. The first time they worked on some clothing, this time on some accessories. The outcome is a wallet, mesh cap and messenger bag.
The collaborative products are now available at Chapterworld.

Sky Gellatly sat down with Hiroki Nakamura from Visvim to talk about his brand and the difference and perception between his brand and the larger brands out there. It’s definitely a good read so check it out here.
They also present a preview of the Visvim G-Line products that will be released in April and May in the US. Among the products there is a red luggage series, some clothing and also some footwear.
Check it out in detail after the jump.

We present you the Head Porter “Snow White” collection that will drop at the Head Porter Nagoya store on the 10th of March. It consists of Messenger Bag, Boston Bag, Pouch, DS Lite Case, Wallet, iPod Case and Tote Bag. Via Honeyee.
A nice and refreshing take in all white for the Spring/Summer season.

We present you one of the Undercover Spring/Summer 2008 messenger bags. Once again the brand surprises us and presents an authentic bag with lots of details, which is at the same time as technical as any other high end messenger bag. Also since most messenger bags look identical these days, this is certainly a more refreshing take. It is now available at Yahoo JP Auctions.

The new Penfield Luxury Luggage Collection has arrived at Triads. For the moment they carry the backpack and messenger style bag in two patterns – the real tree camo and the hickory pinstripe, which was also used on the Penfield x Stussy collaboration a few seasons ago.
Check out the other bags after the jump.

We present you one of the latest Burton Messenger bags to be released – the Pack Wool Bag. It comes in a winter friendly design in thick felted wool. That does not only look good, but also keeps your goods safe in the cold. Aside from its classic looks, the bag is still very functional and offers all the comfort and technical elements of any other good messenger bag out there.

Beinghunted once again got together with Bagjack and brings back their most popular release so far in a new XL size. It is now available at The Glade.

This year is the 10th anniversary of the iconic Hideout store in London. Of course they have several collaborations aligned with brands that they have supported throughout the last 10 years.
Here a first look at the Porter Japan collaboration. Styled after a traditional Newsboy bag in canvas with triple-stitch construction and stud rivets, but with modern features from a contemporary Porter bag. The shop motto ‘MY KARMA DRIVES OVER MY DOGMA’ is chain stitched on the front. Via Andrew Bunney.
No word on the release so far, but we’ll keep you posted!