Harlington Backpack in Slate

In an effort to embrace design elements from the essentials of early explorers, and to seek solutions for contemporary travel, the Harlington seeks a refined but rugged personality founded on the timeless qualities of using particular materials in its construction.

The roll top design safely stows away essentials inside the weather resistant outer, while enjoying the benefits of an easy to use bag for daily carry. The large main entry to the pack buttons closed, rolls down, and is secured with the cross compression straps. Traditionally inspired, but also functional in contemporary use, the interior of the bag holds a 15” laptop sleeve, with various zip pockets and pouches inside and out for a more flexible travel companion.

The Harlington has been constructed using our signature densely woven cotton canvas and genuine cowhide leather detailing, which have both been given a wax treatment. A process designed to enhance, strengthen and stylise the pack, but crucially bring the bag a resistance to moisture. First appropriated by Scottish Mariners in the 1500s, waxed canvas has been a historically fundamental fabric for life in the outdoors, so it became a natural fit for our bags.

We look for materials that are rugged and durable, but it’s also crucial that they age well. Over time, the waxed cotton will soften and conform to the way in which you use it and a patina will develop. The combination of exposure to the hot sun, driving rain, and the movements of your body, will lighten the color in the creases of the waxed fabric to create your own unique wear patterns. It truly is a thing of beauty.

The cowhide leather detailing is again treated with a wax coating, which enhances the fibres of the leather for a soft touch and an increased durability and moisture resistance. Like the waxed canvas, with use a natural patina will form onto the leather, unique to your piece and the journey in which you travel.

The beauty achieved when combining waxed treated canvas & leather naturally commands a need for a specialist workshop with the experience needed to shape something special. However marrying up the rugged durability of waxed cotton & leather, with the design for comfort and flexibility needed from an everyday carry option, complicates the production process profoundly.

So the task of finding a production partner grew increasingly hard for us. After some time trying to figure out the impossible, we were introduced to a boutique workshop located in mainland China who have the experience required to specialise in crafting high quality bags using these difficult materials, who are able to produce unusually small production runs to support our early days business, and importantly have a full understanding of the value created from maintaining excellent conditions of work. As soon as the mail arrived delivering our first test sample we knew we made the best decision. In fact, with our first sample we had so much confidence in what we had, that later that day we officially launched Oldfield onto the web, and have since never looked back.

–  Roll top design with magnetic closure points
–  Cross attachment compression straps
–  Internal 15″ laptop sleeve
–  Exterior quick access zip closure pockets
–  Padded shoulder straps and back panel

–  Densely woven waxed cotton canvas outer
–  Wax treated cowhide leather straps and details
–  Rust resistant alloy rivets and hardware
–  Adjustable and padded canvas shoulder straps
–  Soft padded cotton canvas back panel
–  Soft touch polyester cotton interior

Colour: Slate Grey
Also Available in Sandstone Brown
Capacity: 18 litres
Dimensions: 48 x 38 x 10 cm
Weight: 1.3kg
Origin: China