Until recently, owning a few diaper bags was a privelege of the well-to-do. That era has ended, as now there are many lines of useful and stylish baby bags that are also affordable. This is a revolution in diaper bags, and I don’t use that phrase lightly. The major upgrades of contemporary diaper bags are both stylistic and utilitarian, and the best part is that as the fad has spread, the price tags have come down, way down.

Beginning with fashion trends, it’s now easy to fit right in with the season’s hottest fads because the major baby bag players are keeping up with the top designers in the US and Europe. For instance, vintage fabric has become trendy in NY circles, leading to the dominance of Petunia Pickle Bottom bags and a flurry of celebrity endorsements. Italian leather, vintage fabric, trendy colors and design – this is how today’s diaper bags are built, giving parents a chance to accessorize while on the move like never before.

This is no flash-in-the-pan fad, however. Today’s designer diaper bags are more popular than ever due to not only their attractive design but also the functional improvements of the bags. Today’s designer diaper bags are not canvas throw-alls but highly tested bags with dozens of specialty pockets and features, such as removable diaper changing pads and water-proof sections for laptop computers. As demand for these specialized bags increased, so did production, leading to affordable choices to compliment the high end design bags that started the trend.