As the name suggests, totepacks are a combination of a tote and a backpack. Some lean more backpack, with shorter top handles that are better for holding at your side than over your shoulder — and easier to hold than backpacks with single top straps — while others are full-blown totes with back straps added on.

If your backpack has style and sufficient space, you can take it to work, to the gym, or even on a short flight. Pick one with a larger capacity and you can bring it pretty much anywhere—a travel backpack that values form over function. Not by a large ...