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Country: United States
Founded: 1983 1980s
Category: Bags Clothing Accessories Eyewear Wallets
Related brands: Bags brands founded in the 1980s Bags brands from United States

Overview

Tagline

New York Tough

Manhattan Portage is a bag brand founded in New York in 1983. It began with the aim of providing high-quality bags suited to urban lifestyles, including those of NYC bicycle messengers and DJs in the East Village. The brand’s guiding principle is “New York Tough,” and its philosophy is “a bag for everyone.” Its offerings include messenger bags, backpacks, and laptop bags. Designed in New York and manufactured in Taiwan.

Concept

a bag for everyone

Related brands

Parent brands and sub-brands, ordered by founding year.

Related brands: 1 brands
Founded: 2015

Year Brand Category Description

2015

Manhattan Portage BLACK LABEL

Sub-brand

Bags

A premium functional bag line for urban life

Manhattan Portage BLACK LABEL is an upper-tier label that carries forward the functionalit

Manhattan Portage BLACK LABEL is an upper-tier label that carries forward the functionality of urban bags developed by Manhattan Portage while offering a more refined, urban style. Building on messenger bags and backpacks, it incorporates designs, materials, and specifications suited to both work and everyday use, and also offers small accessories such as wallets. In contrast to the regular line, which brings the brand’s practicality to a wide range of uses, it extends the choice of materials, details, and appearance in a more understated direction, positioned to support urban residents both on and off the clock.

2015 Sub-brand

Manhattan Portage BLACK LABEL

Bags

A premium functional bag line for urban life

Manhattan Portage BLACK LABEL is an upper-tier label that carries forward the functionalit

Collaboration partners

Dates and partner brands

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Alpha Industries

A collaboration with Manhattan Portage. Alpha’s flight nylon, red brand tags, rescue-orange accents, and MA-1 details were incorporated into practical nylon messenger bags.