Category: Bags

There’s plenty of hype around Puma’s retro Puma French 77 range – a range of clothing and accessories inspired by 1977 and in particular, 70s tennis legend Guillermo Vilas. But browsing the selection, much of it just looks like any old sportswear range around right now. But there are a few nice items lurking there – including this Puma French 77 Grip Bag.

In Lacoste green (though they would never admit to that), it’s got a two-way zip opening into the main compartment, a moisture-resistant lining, grip handles, metal studs on the bottom and Puma "Heritage" zip pulls.

It should cost around £50.

Find out more at the Puma French 77 website

Another bag plundered from a company archive, this time the Adidas Airline Vintage bag.

It’s based on an original from the late 70s in a brown colour scheme, with an adjustable shoulder strap, a padded area for your vulnerable items and various pockets for the rest.

You can pick one up online for around £35.

Find out more at the Schuh website

Laura Ashley has launched a Vintage Collection, digging into their 60s and 70s archive for both material and patterns. Above are two examples of the bags in the collection, slightly modern-looking in design, but made from fabrics of the past.

The cargo bag (left) features a vintage daisy print made from 100% organic cotton, zip top, braided handles and adjustable detachable shoulder strap. 100% organic cotton. The cotton bow bag is again made from organic cotton and using a vintage vine print. It also features a "grown on" strap with long fabric tie, bow magnetic clasp and an interior with zip pocket.

Both retail for £30.

Find out more at the Laura Ashley website

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