Remember that month in 1988 when it was acceptable to wear a fanny pack in public? Seriously, it happened. I remember it fondly. I was in the mall and I was walking downstairs humming along to the Roxette being piped out from Miller's Outpost, or maybe it was Musicland. It's all so blurry. I was wearing a fanny pack, it was gray and it matched the big 'V' on the back of my Vuarnet t-shirt (sleeves rolled) perfectly. It was fantastic. If I close my eyes and concentrate I can go there and hear the sweet synthesizers of my soundtrack and feel the cool of my mullet on the back of my neck. I had the look. That was my day, and the fanny pack was part of it.

By the time I left the mall they were out of style. Fads are ruthless.

Flash forward to the now. It's 2008 and there isn't a fanny pack in sight. All is well. Still, don't you miss the ease of having everything right on your waist? Batman never outgrew the utility belt. Why should we?

Happy Cow has the solution to our problem. They make "Pocket Leather Belts, Belt Bags, Waist Packs, Micro Mini Skirts, Leather Fanny Packs, Belt Pouches, Money Belts, Urban Wallet Belts" and yes, "Utility Belts."

Freaking utility belts. Holy sweetness, Batman.

Perhaps you think it a bit tacky to make leather goods and call your company Happy Cow. Morbid maybe, but not tacky, you see all of the belts are designed and handmade in Australia from organic leather. According to the website, "this means that the leather is sourced only from cows that have died of natural causes." No meat-packing leftovers for these belts. These are cows that enjoyed themselves.

The products offer ample room for all of your things, cell phones, credit cards, make-up, smoke bombs. Whatever you need to carry on your person, there is a place for it on one of these babies.

The fanny pack isn't back, these are above and beyond a simple accessory. They are the focus.

Check it out, this is your day: