76% matchFilson
Heritage bags and waxed goods built as lifelong tools
What changes: American factory scale and outerwear focus, not hand-dyed Japanese leather
Brand profile
VASCO
Tokyo leather workshop founded in 2009, making hand-dyed vegetable-tanned bags and accessories under a "tools for the journey" concept.
TokyoOrigin
UnisexFocus
Workwear / HeritageStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about VASCO
VASCO is a small Japanese leather goods label founded in 2009 by Ken Namiki, working from an atelier in Koenji, Tokyo styled like the interior of an old ship. Named after explorer Vasco da Gama, it builds bags and accessories around a "tools for the journey" concept: shoulder and Boston bags, backpacks, wallets, belts and pouches in vegetable-tanned Himeji cowhide, hand-dyed and given a "kogashi" finish for immediate vintage character, with brass hardware and handmade Tokyo construction. Distribution runs through heritage specialists including Clutch Cafe and Denimio.
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Brand facts
- Founded
- 2009
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Price
- $$$
- Typical prices
- Bags $274–$581 · Belts $107–$165
- Focus
- Unisex
- Styles
- Workwear / Heritage