Oroton is Australia's oldest luxury fashion company founded in 1938. The company's main product category is leather bags for women and men. The company sells other products such as eyewear, accessories and small leather goods, and launched its ready-to-wear apparel line in 2019.[1] The company is based in Sydney and has close to 50 stores and concessions across Australia and Malaysia.
History
Oroton started as a private company established by Boyd Lane under the name Boyd Lane & Co Pty Ltd.[2]
Oroton revolutionised fashion in Australia in the 1950s by replacing traditional materials used for evening bags with interwoven metallic mesh - a product invented in USA by Whiting and Davis, who invented the machine to do so.› history Oroton was known for its signature mesh evening bags, today selling high-end leather bags and accessories.[3] Many of the early Oroton metal mesh bags and accessories were made in West Germany.