We’ve always believed adventure gear deserves a second chance. So when our friends at Gnara reached out with a stack of damaged pants and shorts too beat-up to sell but too special to toss, we knew exactly what to do.
Welcome to the BirdieBlue x Gnara Upcycled Collection: a limited-edition line of fanny packs, dopp kits, and carry-all totes made from real-deal Gnara pants and shorts, saved from the landfill and transformed right here in Vermont.
Why Gnara?
If you don’t already know Gnara, allow us to introduce your new favorite women-led outdoor brand. They’re the creators of the genius GoFly® zipper, designed to let you pee outside, anywhere, without stripping down. (Yes, really. Trailheads, parking lots, porta-potties, you name it.)
Their gear is all about comfort, utility, and dignity in the wild, and we’ve long admired how they approach design with both practicality and personality pee jokes and all.
What We Made
We took unsellable Gnara pants and shorts and gave them new life as bold, one-of-a-kind bags:
The Carry All
Our most iconic tote, now stitched with actual Gnara pant pockets inside and out for extra storage and a whole lot of character.
The Fanny Pack
Trail-ready, festival-approved, and sized to sneak snacks and a spare scrunchie into the crowd.
The Traveler Dopp Kit
For your trail essentials, toiletries, and those small things that always get lost in your weekender bag.
Each bag is handmade in Vermont, upcycled from real gear, and available in extremely limited quantities. No two are exactly the same — and once they’re gone, they’re gone.
Go Behind the Seams
Curious how these potty-positive pants became packs? We shared a full behind-the-scenes look on Instagram, from sorting through the pants to cutting, sewing, and packing each bag with love.
👉 Check out the making-of reel here
Shop the Drop
This collab is about more than bags. It’s about keeping good gear out of landfills, celebrating circular fashion, and teaming up with like-minded, mission-driven women to do something fun (and functional).
The full BirdieBlue x Gnara Collection is live now — but not for long.
👉 Shop the full collection here