September is the real new year: 39 brilliant buys to supercharge school, work and everything in between

From loafers to lunch boxes to fancy stationery, these picks for kids, teens and grownups will bring that new-term energy, whatever your age • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Shiny shoes. Freshly sharpened pencils. New rucksack . Back-to-school season is here, and even for those of us no longer in full-time education, the energy of this time of year is undeniably one of