The State of Escape story began in 2013 when two friends in Sydney, Desley Maidment and Brigitte MacGowan, dreamt up and created a bag. They designed their distinctive tote in neoprene, which is used to make wetsuits, resulting in a super chic bag that is light-weight, stretchy and machine washable. It works as a weekend bag, at the gym and for the office: “It's so multi-functional, it really becomes your 80 per cent bag,” says Brigitte. This design was only the start of State of Escape’s evolving collections, all proudly made in Australia.