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#WHATDOWETELLTHEKIDS THE R WORD VIDEO

. Our latest #WhatDoWeTellTheKids video (shot and directed by Emmy Award winner, Kat Misko) featuring incredible advocates from YAI simply asks the question, why? Why is the R word still being used when it's so hurtful to...

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Spread the Love 2017

. We host A LOT of events. Pretty much one every month. Each event is unique, emotional and reminds us why we created STATE in the first place. But every February - the month of...

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#WhatDoWeTellTheKids LGBTQ Initiative

 . .  . What do we tell the kids? It's a question I've been asking myself and obsessing over in recent months. It started with the rise of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement, and intensified while watching...

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State Squad in Action on MLK Day

. For some, it's a day off, but for the STATE Squad, it was a day of service at an elementary school in the Bronx with the team at City Year. . The students of PS...

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#WhatDoWeTellTheKids Black Lives Matter Initiative

. The #BlackLivesMatter Movement has sparked an important and necessary time in our lives. But what I've battled with most is it needing to exist at all. . Children growing up in underfunded neighborhoods - whose...

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Shopbop + State + Video!

We love donating fully-stocked bags, but love it even more when we can do so with our incredible partners. This past July, the NYC Shopbop office shut down and headed up to Harlem to take part...

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You don't scare me, August!

. August. The month that New York City completely clears out making almost everyday feel like Christmas. The month where entire industries take vacations, such as therapists escaping to the Berkshires or Hamptons. The month...

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CW Pencils

Special thank you to the wonderful team from CW Pencils for their support with our #TWOGETHER, back to school stationary sweeps and our bag drop with ShopBop in Harlem! We're feeling the love. .

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CW Pencils X STATE Bags

Have you ever wondered where your pencil came from? Why that shape? Who designed the lettering and color? NYC-based CW Pencil Enterprise are the ultimate pencil connoisseurs (and Instagram superstars). We teamed up with the...

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The whole freakin' window!

Our bags are currently featured in Bloomingdale's summer window front, and our display is the whole freakin' window! Here are some exciting pictures and as always don't forget to Give Back Pack:    

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Mister Softee + NYC = Summer

. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?  DISH OR CONE?  RED OR BLUE BACKPACK?  Our Mister Softee surprise bag drop was full of important questions. .                     #SUMMEROFSTATE with a cherry on top!.

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STATE Spotting! Barneys NY & Public School's Co-Founder dropping Dad's Day gems

That moment you're watching a Barneys New York vid and spot a STATE Bag on the son of Public School's Co-Founder. Check it!.

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