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The History & Timeline
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2008
2008
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The Beginnings
Cambridge Satchel is founded in December 2008 with a budget of £600.
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2009
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2009
The Brand Grows
The brand grows over the year, with satchels of every colour being developed.
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2010
2010
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The Fluoros
The brand’s Fluoro Satchels take the spotlight at London Fashion week, the light from photographers’ cameras bouncing off their neon patinas.
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2011
2011
Workshop Opened
Cambridge Satchel opens its first workshop in the heart of England. Production is brought in-house, and it has remained so ever since.
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2012
2012
Google Chrome Advert
Google contacts the brand to ask if it will feature in its new Google Chrome ad series: ‘The Web is What You Make Of It’. The Cambridge Satchel story receives 6 million views.
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2013
2013
Cambridge Satchel X Vivienne Westwood
The brand launches Cambridge Satchel X Vivienne Westwood, a limited edition collection featuring three satchels featuring an iconic squiggle print.
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2013
Brick & Mortar
Cambridge Satchel opens its first physical stores in Cambridge and Covent Garden, London.
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2014
2014
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Celebrity Favourites
Cambridge Satchel bags are worn by celebrities, fashion bloggers and people across the globe. Notable wearers by this time include Taylor Swift, Alexa Chung and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
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2015
2015
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Cambridge Satchel X Vivienne Westwood
The brand launches Cambridge Satchel X Vivienne Westwood, a limited edition collection featuring three satchels featuring an iconic squiggle print.
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2016
2016
Cambridge Satchel X QEST
Cambridge Satchel launches its long-running partnership with QEST - The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust - with a donation made for every bag bought.
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2016
Cambridge Satchel X Melissa
The brand partners with Brazilian footwear brand, Melissa, to launch a range of bubblegum-scented vegan-friendly bags.
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2017
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2017
Cambridge Satchel X Brompton
As a quintessentially Cambridge brand, Cambridge Satchel partners with Brompton Bicycles on a collection of Satchels designed to fit on the front of your bike. Perfect for the commute!
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2018
2018
The Emily
To celebrate its 10 year anniversary, Cambridge Satchel launches The Emily - a large tote that makes for the perfect work bag.
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2018
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The Doctor Will See You Now
Cambridge Satchel launches its first luxury collection: The Cambridge Collection. This features The Doctor’s Bag and The Sophie (named after Sophie Ellis-Bextor), based off a traditional heritage Doctor’s Bag. The brand will later launch The Mini Sophie.
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2018
Cambridge Satchel X Ines de la Fressange
Cambridge Satchel collaborates with style icon, Ines de la Fressange, on a range of satchels infused with a little Parisian ‘je ne sais quoi’.
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2020
2020
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Cambridge Satchel X The Prince’s Foundation
The company launches a co-branded collection in support of The Prince’s Foundation.
2020
The Royal Visit
HRH King Charles III and Queen Camilla first visit the Cambridge Satchel workshop and are gifted one-of-a-kind bags designed specially for them.
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2020
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The Little One
The brand launches The Little One - a small alternative to the classic Satchel.
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2021
2021
A Game of Bowls
Cambridge Satchel launches The Bowls Bag, based off an antique bag from the 1930s designed to hold two wooden bowls.
2021
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Cambridge Satchel X Vintage
Cambridge Satchel partners with Vintage Books (Penguin) on a co-branded red Batchel featuring a Vintage book, as well as a series of author Q&A and book signings in each of the brand’s stores.
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2022
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September
The Swaine Group
New ownership becoming part of The Swaine Group backed by French business Chargeurs.
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2022
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Cambridge Satchel X Pepa London
Cambridge Satchel partners with luxury childrenswear brand, Pepa London, on a limited edition collection of children’s bags.
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2022
The Binocular Bag
The brand launches The Binocular Bag, a portrait bag mimicking the traditional Binocular Bag - but this time for all sorts of items.
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December
Cambridge Satchel X Matilda
The brand announces its collaboration with The Roald Dahl Story Company, featuring a selection of bags featuring Quentin Blake’s Matilda illustrations. Cambridge Satchel’s bags are featured in the new Matilda: The Musical film.
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2023
2023
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The Artisan
The brand launches The Artisan, a bridle leather bag, to form part of the luxury Cambridge Collection.
August
Cambridge Satchel X Gloverall
Cambridge Satchel announces its collaboration with British heritage Duffle Coat brand, Gloverall.
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2023
Make It Micro
The brand launches a collection of Micro Bags: The Micro Satchel, The Micro Bowls Bag and The Micro Poppy.
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November
Cambridge Satchel | Hello Kitty
The launch of Cambridge Satchel | Hello Kitty, a three-part collection celebrating Hello Kitty’s 50th and Cambridge Satchel’s 15th birthdays with a range of brand new designs, from printed patterned Batchels, to adorable accessories, to bags in the shape of Hello Kitty’s iconic face.
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