Ernest Alexander

It's always a challenge deciding what to get my stylish fiance when it comes to gifts. He was due for one last weekend when he graduated business school (with honors mind you!), and I'm confident my parents and I succeeded with an Ernest Alexander Fulton Waxed Olive Messenger bag ($245). It's a manly, practical and damn good looking bag, and as he said with a grin, "It's not a Filson." Apparently the Chicago Booth School of Business is littered with Filson messenger bags, not to mention vintage Vuarnet shades—which I really enjoyed seeing on graduation day.