praxxim Flat Bum Bag for Sports, Jogging, Safe Travel - Black Waist Bag for Men and Women - Belt with Secret Compartment and RFID Protection

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While this fanny pack is the second-most expensive on our list, if it’s within your budget, we think it’s an ideal investment piece. It’s less out of a fear of pickpockets and more out of a desire to remain completely hands free in the airport,” she says. One of my favorite things to do in New York is to go on a long run with friends to some food destination, eat there, and then take the train back home. She says that it fits all of her necessities for everyday errands, including a sunglasses case, wallet, phone, and car keys, and she can “easily sling it across my chest.

This pick comes from frequent flier (and regular runner) Molly Fergus, who is the general manager of TripSavvy. There’s a good reason it has made such a transcendent comeback: Much like the Crocs renaissance, a fanny pack is, simply put, practical.Once mocked as a tourist trope, the fanny pack — also known as a belt bag, bum bag, or even waist pack — has become a must-have. A fanny pack can be dressed up for date night, thrown on while hiking, or even used as a hands-free diaper bag — the material will help determine its functionality. Though you can cram a lot inside the waist pack, it’s not cumbersome on a busy dance floor and looks understated thanks to its simple slate-gray polyester shell.

As a complement to your abroad looks, consider this sporty Patagonia waist pack, which comes to us courtesy of Charlotte Stone, who runs her eponymous shoe label. Once she left her house with her newborn in tow, she “discovered that, for day-to-day excursions, a fanny pack is far superior to any proper diaper bag. Strategist editor Maxine Builder finds the Lululemon branding on the front “a little embarrassing at times,” but it’s small enough to go unnoticed. Although it’s much more athletic-looking than others on our list, Fergus is “extremely loyal” to this belt, owning more than five of them in different colors by her calculation.The neoprene belt sits squarely on your hips and is tight enough to keep from bouncing around when you’re running,” she says. Molly Fergus, who is the general manager of TripSavvy, has been eyeing this fanny pack from beloved French brand Longchamp.

Iva Pawling, the co-founder and CEO of Richer Poorer, is a big fan of it as well and now owns it in three different colors (and recommends it to anyone who will listen).I’m known for scrambling around my bag, sure that this time I’ve lost my keys for good — only to find them wedged between my SPF and claw clip.