If your trusty weekender has survived one too many overhead bins, subway platforms and questionable baggage carousels, B\u00c9IS would like to make you an offer.<\/p>\n
The viral travel brand founded by actress Shay Mitchell is taking over 312 Bowery for a three-day pop-up this week<\/a>, and New Yorkers can bring in select pre-loved B\u00c9IS bags to score 20% off something new. Starting tomorrow, July 16, and running through Saturday, \u201cA B\u00c9IS Exhibition: Designed for Departure\u201d is part product launch, part luggage museum and part very stylish excuse to finally retire the bag you\u2019ve been dragging through JFK since before the pandemic.<\/p>\n The centerpiece is an interactive archive charting the evolution of some of B\u00c9IS\u2019s best-selling designs, ranging from the brand\u2019s original bags to its newly reimagined versions. Visitors can get hands-on with exhibits exploring the years of testing and tweaks behind the products, then shop the newest collection, build their own luggage sets and get complimentary embroidery. There\u2019s also an editorial-style portrait setup, because apparently even your carry-on deserves a proper launch moment.<\/p>\n Now, about that trade-in: Visitors can bring a pre-loved B\u00c9IS Weekender, Mini Weekender or Backpack to the pop-up and receive 20% off a new in-store purchase. The first 200 people through the doors each day will also get a gift.<\/p>\n Each afternoon comes with its own special programming, including a live charm bar hosted by NYC designer Susan Alexandra on Thursday. On Friday, the day is dedicated to baggage with a past, as upcycling designer Nicole McLaughlin will lead two pre-registration-required workshops, from 4 to 5:30pm<\/a> and 6 to 7:30pm<\/a>, teaching guests how to turn a worn-in B\u00c9IS Weekender into something new.<\/p>\n Finally, on Saturday from 4 to 8pm, jewelry designer Martine Ali will take over with a bag jewelry bar inspired by her modular, chain-heavy silver pieces. Guests can build their own bag jewelry or pick up a free, ready-made charm with a bag purchase.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I was younger, I had this one bag that I lugged around with me everywhere until it was falling apart at the seams,\u201d Mitchell said, describing her brand. \u201cIt was full of memories, and I wanted to build something that would be by people\u2019s side in that same way.\u201d<\/p>\n Consider this your old bag\u2019s chance at a stylish retirement\u2014and your excuse to leave the Bowery with a brand-new travel companion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If your trusty weekender has survived one too many overhead bins, subway platforms and questionable baggage carousels, B\u00c9IS…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297131,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[2540,9,2541,56,63,65,64,2539],"class_list":["post-297130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-categories-shopping","tag-new-york","tag-news-shopping-style","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-shopping"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}