Y7 - what is a suitable backpack

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Sorry posting on here for traffic!
It just dawned on me tags my DS needs new backpack as he's starting Y7 next week! Could you give me ideas of what is fashionable nowadays? My DS is ND and is not bothered what i will get him but im very conscious that it will be very different environment for him and he will need to fit in more than before

DS has a black and white hype bag. I've tried to convince him that he might want a plain Nike one but he's insisting that he likes this bag and doesn't want to change what he likes just because other people might disagree. Hopefully it won't be social suicide!

We have loads of backpacks for days out so he can use one of those for now - if that's not suitable we can get something different but I don't want to buy a new bag which turns out to be too big/small/uncool.

My year 7 boy has this bag: https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/hiking-backpack-23l-nh-escape-500/_/R-p-334344?mc=8649339&c=asphalt%20blue_smoked%20black

His year 9 brother has the same bag and hasn’t had any grief or comments about it. It has lots of compartments and is a very sturdy bag.

My boys have these for PE: https://www.sportsdirect.com/nike-air-monarch-iv-training-shoes-mens-131107#colcode=13110703