Posted in Leather Bags, vintage fashion on 04/08/2011 03:28 pm by hannah
Scaramanga's Vintage Leather Flight Bag
On the fashion front, there is no doubting that University is high maintenance. Girls may turn up for lectures in slouchy jogging bottoms, with their battered looking vintage leather bag and messed up hair, but it is a fashion statement: the jogging bottoms are from Jack Wills, they are teamed with a tight top and the hairstyle has been tactfully hair-sprayed in place for that ‘just out of bed’ look. Guys can be spotted in their Barbour jackets, tight jeans and sunglasses. Well, maybe the Jack Wills bottoms and the Barbour jackets are specific to here in St Andrews, but it still seems that students everywhere students are dressed to impress - they have a distinct style: as my mum likes to tell me every time I go home “you’re always dressed like a student!“
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Posted in Leather Bags, vintage fashion on 02/21/2011 05:28 pm by hannah
A Classic Scaramanga Leather Satchel
We love vintage leather satchels and think they will always be cool, so here at Scaramanga we have revived the traditional school satchel for a new era.
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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 Vintage & Retro Furniture on 03/09/2010 12:25 am by admin
Vintage Livingroom
Looking to give your living space a fresh look for Spring? Need a little inspiration? Scaramanga’s Rough Guide To Vintage Furniture might help. Read the rest of this entry »