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  • Home Blog Your Back-to-School Shopping Guide

    As summer begins to wind down, it’s time to prep for back-to-school season. To make the transition as easy as possible, we’ve curated a selection of must-have fashion, beauty, home and tech finds for the upcoming school year.

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    Best Backpacks

    The backpack is the ultimate back-to-school staple. It’s the item that you’ll be carrying everywhere, every day, so it’s important to find one that’s not only functional, but also expresses your personal style. Luckily there are plenty of options out there—from colourful knapsacks to chic carryalls and totes, choose a bag that you’ll be excited to carry year-round.

    A Backpack

    Simons

    A Spiderman themed backpack

    Old Navy

    Dorm Decor

    Moving away from home can be scary, but it’s also a great opportunity for you to cultivate a space that’s uniquely your own. Aside from the essentials (bedding, bath towels, space-saving appliances and more), be sure to add decor items such as desk organizers, photo walls, lights and cute catchalls, to make your space really feel like home.

    A crate sitting on a shelf that's holding a mug

    Urban Outfitters

    A shower caddy holding personal care items

    Crate & Barrel

    Tech Accessories

    Stay plugged in this year with tech accessories and gadgets that will keep your productivity (and motivation) in check. Think cute laptop sleeves, pastel keyboards, fun Air Pod cases and more!

    An airpods case in the shape of an orange fox

    Ardene

    A purple laptop case

    Urban Outfitters

    Multitasking Beauty

    Build a back-to-school beauty kit that will help you look (and feel) your best during the year. The essentials? Multitasking beauty products (perfect for throwing into your bag for touchups throughout the day), a good base routine that will leave you glowing post- cram-session and a luxe mask to help you decompress on those extra stressful days.

    Foundation pads

    Rare Beauty at Sephora

    A bottle of facial scrub

    Kioki and...

    Make Back-to-School Shopping Easy

    Simplify back-to-school shopping with our digital search engine, StyList. With StyList, you can search and shop for products from multiple stores at Square One and save any items you love to a singular wishlist that can be pulled up next time you visit.

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