The Grammar sling bag

In 2013, a small pilot group of students were testing the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) concept. As a result of this successful trial, in 2014, the laptop became compulsory for each Girls Grammar student. This, coupled with textbooks, writing gear, notepaper, and any other item deemed necessary by a teacher or student, confronted each girl with a serious juggling act as she climbed the CLC steps from Instrumental Music on level one to her Art class on level six or ran up Gehrmann Lane from Physical Education to the Science block.

As a current mother in 2014 and Old Girls Association (OGA) Executive member, Salliann Powell (Johnson, 1986), put her creativity to work to produce a range of attractive memorabilia for the OGA and provide a practical solution for the unattractive plethora of casual bags being carried between classes.

The result was a cream, single strap calico sling bag with the war cry screen-printed onto the front in royal blue. It measured 41.5 cm x 41.5 cm with a 98 cm strap.

In 2016, the P&F Uniform Shop suggested design changes which included two straps and a thicker fabric. The dimensions were: height, 40 cm; width, 38 cm; and straps, 65c m with a subtly different shape to better accommodate a computer. The bag was still cream with royal blue printing and the shop continued to sell it on behalf of the OGA.