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| Fossil Combat Men's Messenger bag |
If you were a student in the 1970s, male or female, it was almost obligatory to wear a messenger bag, preferably with the strap draped diagonally across your shoulder. Only then we didn't call them '
messenger bags...we just called them 'shoulder bags'. Army surplus thick canvas bags were very popular and could be picked up for a few bucks at an army disposal store. Those who had a deeper reserve of funds to tap had nice leather ones with stylish stitching or maybe a pseudo school satchel with buckles. No-one
had a
handbag as such...that would have been considered very bourgeois.
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| Australian label OIOI baby bag |
These days there's a huge range of messenger bags available, with enough room to slip a laptop into, which wasn't an issue back in the 70s, or to use as a baby bag, which was
sometimes an issue.
OIOI is an Australian brand owned and created by Lisa Bennett who was inspired by the birth of her daughter, Isabella to create a range of non-mumsy baby bags, that can be reused when you're done with the nappies and bottles.
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| Ossington leather messenger bag |
The orange and grey Token Lorimer vinyl messenger bag below would have gone down well in the 70s but it's actually perfect for the contemporary tech head, as it includes a padded laptop sleeve, a removable cell phone pouch and wait...with a quick action, it converts into a backpack. Very Unisex.
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| Token Lorimer convertable messenger bag |
NB: These and a whole lot more are available at
Endless...just type "Messenger Bags"into the search box.
