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Brand profile
Oroton
Australian accessories label founded in Sydney in 1938, known for leather handbags, small leather goods and its heritage metallic mesh bags.
SydneyOrigin
UnisexFocus
Quiet luxuryStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about Oroton
Metallic mesh was its signature
From the 1950s Oroton pioneered metallic mesh compacts and bags, and that heritage sits behind a leather goods house founded in Sydney in 1938.
Accessories first, clothing barely
The core is handbags, wallets and belts, extended by jewellery and sunglasses; apparel is a small edit in restrained shapes and neutral tones.
Rebuilt after a 2017 collapse
Oroton entered administration in 2017 and was bought in 2018 by shareholder Will Vicars' Manderrah entity, now selling through Australian and New Zealand boutiques, department stores and online.
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Brand facts
Oroton is an Australian accessories house founded in Sydney in 1938 by Boyd Lane, known for leather handbags and small leather goods and for the metallic mesh compacts and bags it pioneered from the 1950s onward. The range spans totes, crossbody and shoulder bags, wallets, jewellery, sunglasses and a small apparel edit in restrained shapes and neutral tones. The company entered administration in 2017 and was bought in 2018 by major shareholder Will Vicars' Manderrah entity; it trades via Australian and New Zealand boutiques, department stores and online.
- Founded
- 1938
- Origin
- Sydney, Australia
- Made in
- China, Asia
- Price
- $$$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Quiet luxury, Minimalist / Contemporary