Imago: Updated Design + New Pictures

[Darcy]

Tom has updated the design of the Imago to have the same 1 1/2" toothed slide that the ID has, allowing the Standard Shoulder Strap, Absolute Shoulder Strap, or the up-and-coming Q-AM (Quick-Adjust Messenger) Strap to be used with the bag.

The Imago available in these new color combinations:
Navy/Kelly/Steel
Navy/Crimson/Crimson
Hunter/Steel/Steel
Black/Steel/Olive
Crimson/Steel/Steel

And these enduringly popular color combinations:
Cocoa/Cocoa/Wasabi
Olive/Steel/Wasabi

We've also added new pictures, including interior shots of the Imago, to the Imago page. More pictures - of each color combination and of people wearing the Imago and the different shoulder straps - will follow.

The updated version of the Imago ships the first week of February.

Thoughts? I can't decide between a Navy/Crimson/Crimson or Navy/Kelly/Steel for myself.

[timarelay]

I am very, very excited about this update. The new colours are so pretty! Although, as my roommate said, the ones up so far aren't very "me." Looking forward to the pictures of the other colours, so can I finally pick a colour and pre-order mine!

[Just]

Woo hoo for new colors! Now to just wait for the Q-AM to be offered for sale in order to test the whole new thing out...

Does the Imago or the ID come with instructions on how to switch the straps out (standard/Absolute/Q-AM) or is it pretty self-explanatory?

[Falfa]

This has cinched it for me. I have an Absolute shoulder strap collecting dust that will soon have a happy home on an Imago.

Nice call you guys.

[Joy]

Thoughts? I can't decide between a Navy/Crimson/Crimson or Navy/Kelly/Steel for myself.

Very exciting! I think I'm going to go with the N/C/C over the N/K/S because I prefer the brighter colour on the inside. If it was Navy/Kelly/Wasabi or something I'd be more tempted!

[Darcy]

Does the Imago or the ID come with instructions on how to switch the straps out (standard/Absolute/Q-AM) or is it pretty self-explanatory?

We're working on instructions right now. The Standard and Absolute Straps are pretty easy to switch out, but unless you're familiar with the kind of strap that the Q-AM strap is, it can be complicated. It's a strap that makes sense only when you see it on a person.

More pics have been added to the Imago page, including pictures of every color combination. I don't think the Hunter/Steel/Steel picture does that color combination justice - it's stunning in person.

And Joy - maybe we'll do Navy/Kelly/Wasabi in the next batch. I think the Imago will be a bag whose colors we'll play around with a lot. What does everyone else think about that combo?

[Darcy]

P.S. Our factory finished the Imago batch early. They're in stock!

[timarelay]

P.S. Our factory finished the Imago batch early. They're in stock!

!!! Need to consult w/ my friends and then am ordering one. Today. Can't decide between Olive/Steel/Wasabi and Navy/Crimson/Crimson. I'm a huge fan of Crimson or Wasabi interiors.

I would adore a Black/Crimson/Crimson (with the Cordura Nylon pattern). I think that would be my ideal colour combination.

Navy/Kelly/Wasabi would be pretty too, just not quite my style.

Edit: Ordered! And got the Cocoa/Cocoa/Wasabi, because all my friends liked it and I do too.

[Zephyrnoid]

You know what? That's great news indeed!Simple but major impovements to an excellent product. With your permission, I'd like to amend my Imago review page to reflect those changes. May I use some of your pictures that show the strap interchangeability as well?

[mrae]

I love the new colors. I hope they're available on my next purchase- probably not another imago though. I'm waiting to see what the new smaller backpack looks like.

[Darcy]

With your permission, I'd like to amend my Imago review page to reflect those changes. May I use some of your pictures that show the strap interchangeability as well?

Please do! Let me know when it's updated and we'll post it on the blog.

I hope they're available on my next purchase- probably not another imago though. I'm waiting to see what the new smaller backpack looks like.

I think (but I'm not 100% sure on this) that one of the new, smaller backpacks will be made out of 1000 denier Cordura, which means these colors would be possibilities: Kelly, Navy, Crimson, Olive, Cocoa, Steel, Plum, Black.

[Alicia]

I really like the look of the Imago, but I think it is just a touch too small for me. I would also like the Black/Crimson/Crimson with the Cordura Nylon pattern someone mentioned earlier, or maybe Crimson/Black/Crimson (I like the look of the crimson/black that is available now, but I like the other pattern better).

[Joy]

I don't think the Hunter/Steel/Steel picture does that color combination justice - it's stunning in person.

I'm glad to hear it! After staring at the Imago webpage for a looong time, I finally settled on the Hunter so that it'll match my Hunter Aeronaut. Still, I think that the Navy and Crimson ones look like much more fun, and I wish it had a brighter colour on the inside!

[timarelay]

Quick note that I am now (finally!) an owner of a Cocoa/Cocoa/Wasabi Imago! The cocoa is richer than I expected but I love it anyway It's a wonderful bag and my only gripe right now is that the side ultrasuede lined pockets don't fit my dslite (haven't tried my gameboy sp yet). I'm much happier with this as my daily bag now.

It's gorgeous too!

[backpack]

Please do! Let me know when it's updated and we'll post it on the blog.



I think (but I'm not 100% sure on this) that one of the new, smaller backpacks will be made out of 1000 denier Cordura, which means these colors would be possibilities: Kelly, Navy, Crimson, Olive, Cocoa, Steel, Plum, Black.

Make sure that Steel and Plum are not left out of the color line up!

When can we see a prototype?


(How come Tom Bihn products are like Apple's? Everybody wants a peak at the newest creation)