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Messenger bags were named after the bicycle couriers who preferred the across-the-chest bag style for its ease of use. As bike messengers became prevalent in major cities, the look of the durable bag caught on with other hip young urbanites, moving the bag from counterculture to mainstream. Today, almost all bag manufacturers make a variation of the messenger bag.
