Ricardo Beverly Hills Malibu Bay 2.0 Convertible Tech Backpack

Designed for everyday use as well as business and family travels, this casual carry-on backpack performs well under any conditions. Modern and versatile, it offers resilient dreamfel® fabric, a spacious interior—including padded pouches for a laptop and tablet—hide-away carry handles and back straps, plus a handle pass-through sleeve (with a zip-closed bottom that creates an extra pocket) for transporting on top of a suitcase.

The new Malibu Bay collection incorporates one of the most revolutionary fabrics on the planet – dreamfel®. And it’s easy to see how this innovative material got its name. This dream textile is included in each of the exteriors of our Malibu Bay luggage collection because of its lightweight nature, durability and environmental advantages.

dreamfel® is made of 100% polypropylene, consisting exclusively of carbon and hydrogen. Manufacturing utilizes a leading vertically integrated process, which reduces emissions and creates very little waste material. Both water and energy are saved by solution dyeing the fabric pre-weaving. The fabric is also approved by the FDA and OEKO-TEX standards.

The tough, rugged fabrication of dreamfel® ensures that it will withstand prolonged exposure to the elements. The performance grade fabric has become commonly used in outdoor and indoor furniture collections because of its color fastness and extreme durability.

Polypropylene is extremely lightweight – it’s 30% lighter than polyester and 20% lighter than nylon, retaining a performance level as strong as polyester. Regardless of activity, weight saved means energy is saved for an improved performance. Fabrics woven with dreamfel® also offer a soft and smooth feeling.

dreamfel® is pre-colored by the solution-dyed process so the color is part of the fiber itself, meaning it will hold color longer than other fibers and the color will not bleed. It will not react to ordinary chemicals or degrade in their presence, making it easy to clean. It’s also the most water resistant of all commonly used fibers.