Keep it long, treasure it long.

A small bag filled with dreams

On a day off, walking around empty-handed, you might sling a small yet striking leather bag over your shoulder. A bag that feels natural in your hand and develops a unique character with use, making everyday life feel a little more special. This drawstring bag is based on a vintage French military bag, but its small size adds modern convenience.

The vintage treatment extends beyond the bag itself, extending to the packaging and tag. The included drawstring bag is even dyed. This bag embodies vasco's strong desire and commitment to sharing the charm of vintage with as many people as possible.

Small yet with reliable storage capacity

The bag is crafted from vegetable-tanned leather from Himeji, a region renowned for its leather production. Slowly tanned with vegetable tannins, the leather has a rich texture, beautiful color, and develops a lustrous shine over time. The bag is then hand-dyed using the traditional "Oka-zome" method, followed by additional burnishing and oil treatments for a vintage look. Each bag has a unique texture, a quality not found in mass-produced products. The more you use it, the more it will develop a unique feel that is uniquely yours.

The interior is made of durable cotton canvas and features a simple design with one pocket. It's large enough to easily fit everyday essentials like a long wallet or smartphone, making it a useful secondary bag for trips around the neighborhood or when traveling.

The foil-stamped "B.L.W." logo stands for "BAGGAGE LOAD WANDERLUST," embodying the desire to "pack up your belongings and wander." This shoulder bag allows you to pack the romance of travel and a free spirit into a small bag.

Things that never lose their luster over time

Treasured bags found in vintage shops are captivating. However, finding a vintage piece that will last for years, even decades, is a daunting task. You long for a unique, authentic piece that will last. Vasco products can fulfill that desire.

The founder of Vasco originally worked as a buyer of secondhand clothing. However, while vintage items are highly sought after and desirable, there were limitations on the number of pieces available and the ability to restore them. In an effort to share the appeal of vintage items with more people, he set out on his own and began creating his own products. Named after Vasco da Gama, the great navigator who explored new continents during the Age of Discovery, the brand is driven by a strong desire to create bags that last. True to its name, the brand continues to evolve with an insatiable spirit of inquiry.

Traveling through time: vasco's craftsmanship

vasco is a brand that creates bags and leather accessories based on the concept of "travel tools." The concept of "travel tools" embodies the idea of "things that remain even after being eliminated," and the brand creates heavy-duty items that retain their luster over time. The brand's craftsmanship is based in Higashi-Nakano, Tokyo. The brand has completely renovated an old building to create an original space, showcasing the charm of space and craftsmanship being one.

vasco's craftsmen possess solid skills and sense, and instead of following an assembly line, they handle every step of the process, from patterning and sewing to finishing, all by themselves. This allows you to sense the brand's strong attention to detail, even in the smallest nuances. The cowhide leather used is finished using a traditional technique called "Oka-zome," giving it a rich, vintage-like texture. Hill dyeing is a technique that originated in the Santa Croce region of Italy in the 19th century. Its appeal lies in its vintage-like color shading and aging. However, with drum dyeing, which aims for uniformity, becoming the norm, hand-dyed leather has become extremely rare. While there are only a few artisans who can hand-dye leather, it is a technique that vasco has continued to pass down since the brand was founded. After dyeing, the leather is meticulously polished using a puffing machine, and then sewn, beaten, and finished with care.