Once you become a parent, everything changes. Your priorities shift and you immediately transform into a pack mule. New parents have to carry around about ten times the amount of "stuff" they did during the pre-baby years. You need something chic, practical, and reliable to schlep around baby clothes, bottles, pacis, toys, food, blankets, and beyond. These designer diaper bags will get the job done and leave you feeling like a runway model while they're at it. Seriously, what more could you ever want in a diaper bag? Nothing!
Our Top Designer Diaper Bag Picks
Best Backpack Diaper Bag:
Burberry Watson Diaper Backpack
This diaper bag proves that parents can have functionality AND fashion. Sometimes you can have everything you want. Read more.
Best Weatherproof Diaper Bag:
TWELVELITTLE Peekaboo Diaper Backpack
Your diaper bag contains a ton of essential stuff that you and your baby can't be without, so make sure your bag will protect your precious items. Read more.
Best Diaper Bag for Dads:
Dagne Dover Indi Diaper Backpack
This diaper bag is going to make all the parents at play group jealous. So many pockets, so eco-friendly, such a good buy. Read more.
Best Bag for Parents Who Love Style AND Organization:
Chloé Baby's Changing Diaper Bag
Having a roomy diaper bag is great, but having one that keeps everything neat and tidy, well that is a game changer!Read more.
The name isn't the only cute thing about this bag. The look is equally as jazzy. Parents love that it has a structured feel to it (so it stands up even when you feel as if you might fall flat on your face from sheer exhaustion). They also love that the bag comes in so many styles and colors. This diaper bag can be worn as a backpack, a shoulder bag, or a crossbody, so no matter your bag preference, it has you covered.
Not all parts of parenthood are glamorous, but with the Givenchy Nylon Diaper Bag, at least your diaper bag will be! This beautiful bag has what you need to care for a baby on- the-go, and you'll look like a million bucks even when you are wiping tiny baby bums in public. This bag is a splurge, to be sure, but you made a human, so you kind of earned it.
Maybe you don't want to walk through life flaunting your "Official Parent" card. Diaper bags are dead giveaways to your new status in life, but not everyone wants their accessories to scream bum cream and burp cloths. The Burberry Watson Diaper Bag is sleek and stylish, looking like a high-end backpack Carrie Bradshaw might tote around while scouring the city for a Cosmo. The best part is, while it doesn't scream diaper bag from the outside, it has the bells and whistles required of a diaper bag on the inside.
No matter where life takes you and your tot, you can rest assured that you and your baby's personal items will be snug and safe in this diaper bag. It is water-resistant, plenty big, and has a convenient sleeve to slip over a telescoping luggage handle.
Not everyone wants to tote an accessory that screams flashy diaper bag. The Dagne Dover Indi Diaper backpack will store your every baby need and free up both your hands for all those baby-tending duties... all while looking quite incognito.
Bonus: it's made from recycled plastic bottles, so even if $200 feels like a lot for a diaper bag, you can sleep easy knowing you are at least purchasing something eco-friendly.
Some days you show up at a morning meeting with spit up on your blouse, bags under your eyes, and different shoes on your feet. It happens. No matter what a hot mess you feel like on those hairy days of parenthood, at least with this diaper bag, you will have one element of style and grace.
Well, color us fierce! Your clubbing days might be long gone, but you can still show up at storytime rocking a beautiful Dolce & Gabbana animal print bag. Sure, you traded your high-priced clutch for a diaper bag, but with this beauty, you won't even care.
The colors... the designs... the on-trend tassel... this diaper bag propels parents into modern style. I am well past the baby stage with my kids, but I would wear this around town simply for fashion.
It boasts 17 pockets, and even has a "parent pocket" for mom and dad's essentials. Made with vegan leather and including coordinating stroller clips, these designers included a lot of thoughtful touches.
If functionality and style are essential to you, but so is Mother Earth, the Willow Backpack Diaper Bag will be your very best bag-friend. This bag is created from recycled water bottles and has an innovative added feature of a roll-out changing station complete with built-in side walls for privacy... so basically, a tiny, built-in baby bathroom. Designer quality, eco-friendly, and genius design? Yep. Sold.
The silhouette and design of this diaper bag is clean, classic, and timeless. It's a stunning piece, to be sure. This diaper bag is also as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside. It contains multiple interior and exterior organization pockets. It has plenty of room to stash and organize all of your tot's accoutrements, plus surplus space to throw your own personal items inside. It's like Marie Kondo is living inside of this thing! Every item has a designated place, and with ample room, your belongings won't feel smushed and cluttered inside.
Every bag has its selling points. The Monaco by Luli Bebe doesn't have one major highlight, but instead makes sure to check off as many "musts" as it can. It can be carried in multiple manners, comes in four versatile colors, works for a more formal look as well as a casual look, and has enough storage for blankets, bottles and a 13-inch laptop.
Some decisions in life warrant a lot of thought and consideration: deciding on a perfect diaper bag is one of those monumental decisions. For the next few years, there will not be a day where you won't be carrying this bag around. It is going to become your extra appendage. Choose wisely, because while there is so much in life you can't choose or control, you absolutely CAN pick the perfect designer diaper bag. So at least you have that!
