The History & Timeline
2008
2008
The Beginnings
Cambridge Satchel is founded in December 2008 with a budget of £600.
2009
2009
The Brand Grows
The brand grows over the year, with satchels of every colour being developed.
2010
2010
The Fluoros
The brand’s Fluoro Satchels take the spotlight at London Fashion week, the light from photographers’ cameras bouncing off their neon patinas.
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.
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.
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.
2013
Brick & Mortar
Cambridge Satchel opens its first physical stores in Cambridge and Covent Garden, London.
2014
2014
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.
2015
2015
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.
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.
2016
Cambridge Satchel X Melissa
The brand partners with Brazilian footwear brand, Melissa, to launch a range of bubblegum-scented vegan-friendly bags.
2017
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!
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.
2018
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.
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’.
2020
2020
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.
2020
The Little One
The brand launches The Little One - a small alternative to the classic Satchel.
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
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.
2022
September
The Swaine Group
New ownership becoming part of The Swaine Group backed by French business Chargeurs.
2022
Cambridge Satchel X Pepa London
Cambridge Satchel partners with luxury childrenswear brand, Pepa London, on a limited edition collection of children’s bags.
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.
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.
2023
2023
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.
2023
Make It Micro
The brand launches a collection of Micro Bags: The Micro Satchel, The Micro Bowls Bag and The Micro Poppy.
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.
