Category: Bags

It’s good to do your bit for the environment, and even better when you can ease your guilty conscience by buying a fabulous bag. This Anya Hindmarch I’m not a plastic bag tote has been a sell out success, and provides a fashionable way to carry your shopping.

The retro styled tote in cotton and cream was available for pre-order on the Anya Hindmarch website, but due to the high demand has now sold out.

However the reason we are featuring it now, is not only because it looks cool, and we approve of it’s ethical and environemental stance, but because there is still chance to get one. The remaining 20,000 are to go on sale in Sainsbury’s stores nationwide from the 25th of April. So make sure you get yours on your shopping trip next week.

Find out more on the Anya Hindmarch website.

Big thanks to Fabrizia for pointing us in the direction of the Logoshirt site in Germany, which is packed full of retro designs, including these rather smart retro Trabant sports bags.

The Trabant (if you didn’t know) was a small East German-made car, which has become something of a cult item in recent years, after many more years of being a joke. The bag uses the original logo on a typical vintage-style sports bag in a choice of colour.

They sell for around 25 Euros, which is about £16, along with postage to your country.

Find out more at the Logoshirt website

Continuing with our fascination with all tape-based items, we now present this rather impressive Retro Cassette tote bag.

It’s made of plastic, with a full-colour design that’s every bit the vintage cassette – only much bigger. And just to add to the detail, the handle even looks like unraveling tape. And it’s big enough to carry just about everything you’ll need when you’re out and about.

Details of the bag are available at the Fred & Friends website – with the exception of the price. You’ll have to check with your local supplier of their products (available on the site) for that.

Find out more at the Fred & Friends website

Via Smidigt

Orla Kiely is no stranger to these pages – and for good reason. She’s always reliable for some stylish retro-inspired designs. And this new season is no different – we’re currently loving this Orla Kiely small vinyl weekend bag.

It’s probably the vinyl that gives it that retro look, along with the choice of colours in the range (there’s a brown and a white alongside the red featured here). There’s also a car print lining, three studded exterior pockets, inside zip and mobile pockets and a key chain.

If all that appeals, you can pick one up now, priced at £175.

Find out more at the Orla Kiely website

Spotted over on the Scandinavian Design Centre website are these stylish messengers bags based on well-known Swedish fabric designs from the 1950s.

There are five designs in total – Pottery (pictured) by Stig Lindberg, Raxt by artist Olle Bonniér, Casa by the textile artist Viola Gråsten, Margret Rose by the graphic designer Olle Eksell and Dolphin Movement by artist Karl-Axel Pehrson.

The designs are printed on high quality bleached cotton, with the sides in black canvas. They retail for £75.21.

Find out more at the Scandinavian Design Centre website