The D2, one of several retro models JanSport now sells, will cost $275 when it ships to stores this winter. Kelty's to-be-released Vintage line includes five retro backpacks and a duffel bag.

Yes, this is a brand new backpack, and it's for sale (or will be, in spring 2011). In 1972, Jansport put out a grande-size aluminum-frame backpack (revolutionizing the look of retro gear for ...

Other vintage-inspired backpacks include the reversible Sierra ... retro waistpack in the dark grey Hellfire Club design scheme. JanSport director of marketing Alexandra Reveles says in a ...

Both companies recently unveiled new backpacks that ... “There is a world-wide vintage trend going on,” saidSue Edmiston, a marketing director at Kelty. JanSport and Kelty know that ...