Mame Kurogouchi, a backpack drawn in cord.

Published 3 November 2026 · WHV

The Cording Embroidery Backpack asks you to look twice at something you would normally recognise by function alone. From across a room it reads as a pale, compact silhouette. At closer range the raised cord gives the front a series of curved lines with their own shadows.

Mame Kurogouchi treats the backpack as a textile surface that will move with its wearer. The useful detail is the contrast between the structured shape and the rhythm of the embroidery. It makes the bag a different proposition from a printed pattern laid over the same form.

Try the bag with the load you would actually carry. Check how the raised surface meets outerwear and how the maker recommends cleaning it. Use the model reference when comparing listings, since the related bags in the collection share a visual language but serve different purposes.