Posted in Leather Bags, vintage fashion on 08/25/2010 10:57 am by hannah
A Scaramanga Vintage Style Leather Satchel
The
leather satchel has been around for centuries as a means of carrying stuff - it even crops up in Roman times under the name of
Loculus which literally means ‘little place’ in Latin. Used by Roman Legionaries, these satchels would probably have been used to store rations and personal belongings, and were carried as part of a Legionary’s luggage.
However, for carrying stuff is one thing, but the leather satchel only really came into the fashion limelight in the 17th century when it became a popular fashion accessory for the first time.
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Posted in Fair Trade, Leather Bags, Notebooks, Journals & Sketchbooks on 08/09/2010 03:08 pm by hannah
The Scaramanga Stall at The Big Tent
We never missed a chance to tell everyone and anyone of our excitement about Scaramanga’s trip to The Big Tent festival in Falkland for the weekend, so I’m sure no-one needs reminding that we were actually there… But this is the first opportunity I’ve had to sit down and actually write about how it went, what we did and what we saw…
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Tags: antique leather satchel, Fair Trade, festivals, leather satchel bag, men's leather bag, music festivals, retro leather satchel, travel journal, vintage leather bag, vintage leather notebook, vintage leather satchel
Posted in Vintage & Retro Furniture on 07/31/2010 05:00 pm by hannah
The Vintage Interior Style of Herve's Home
In my last interview I set out to unveil some of the mystery surrounding online shopping from the viewpoint of the customer. This time, I thought I’d look at things from the other side: from our view here at the Scaramanga office. In the same way customers receive orders from apparently out of the blue, we spend our days in the office packing up chests, furniture and bags and sending them out into the world with no idea where or who they go to.
An old wooden chest can become a number of different things. It can be an addition to an extensive vintage collection, a one-off quirky piece in an otherwise modern home, or even a memory box which will be fondly filled with one’s most precious possessions. And a bag, well that can become the life-saver bag which makes carrying stuff around uni easy, the perfect fashion accessory you’ve been looking for that compliments every outfit, or the bag which goes travelling with you over summer and comes back with the well-worn look to prove it. But we never get to see any of this; we never get to see what each piece becomes to an individual and how it comes to be fitted it in with their personal style.
To this end, I set out to find an example of how a customer has taken our pieces and used them in their home. So we invited Herve Moreaux to tell us about what he’s bought from us, what he did with the furniture and to share some of his thoughts on interior design and style…
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Tags: interview, old travel trunks, Old Wooden Boxes, pirate's treasure chest, storage chest, storage trunk, Teak, vintage decor, vintage design, vintage furniture, vintage interior design, vintage interiors, Wood, wooden chest, wooden trunks
Posted in Leather Bags on 07/19/2010 02:12 pm by hannah
Tush modelling a new style vintage satchel
This summer, Scaramanga has become infatuated with a younger, hotter model of their classic satchel… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Leather Bags on 07/10/2010 04:17 pm by hannah
Our Medium Wide Leather Satchel, as seen in May's Vogue
Last Christmas Scaramanga trialled a limited edition range of bags: for the festive season, the classic favourite small and medium wide leather satchels were available with a small front pocket. They were an instant success. However, whilst the small satchel has been readily available with the front pocket ever since, until now the medium has not yet made an appearance this year. But yes, until now. Because with the arrival of our huge container of furniture, which we have been talking about for weeks, came the arrival of the new medium wide satchel with front pocket. Hundreds of them.
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Posted in Vintage & Retro Furniture on 06/29/2010 05:22 pm by hannah
Teak Trees
OK, OK, so we’ve got a bit of a thing about teak…
What will soon become apparent is our love of teak. A huge amount of our antique, vintage and retro furniture pieces have been hand crafted from teak. There are two reasons for this.
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Posted in Vintage & Retro Furniture on 06/20/2010 03:41 pm by hannah
My Vintage Furnished 'Study Corner'
As I sit here in my newly furnished ’study corner’ in my living room, I think I can safely say my first Auction Room experience has been a great success. It has also given me a new, fully affordable addiction - because after you’ve been once, you will definitely go back.
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Posted in Leather Bags on 06/07/2010 10:36 am by hannah
The 'Alexa' Mulberry
The Scaramanga Small Wide Satchel
Since 2007, TV Presenter Alexa Chung has frequently appeared in the fashion press as a style icon, characterised by her distinctively quirky, vintage style. At the tail-end of last year, Alexa was seen carrying a Mulberry bag named after her, which, after months of jealousy from her fashion followers, has finally been released in stores at the beginning of 2010.
The bag is a leather messenger/satchel style bag, not unlike Scaramanga’s own small or mini wide leather satchels. The Mulberry features a half-flap with belt strap and buckle fastenings, which also characterises the Scaramanga wide satchels.
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