What’s with this weird strap on my Flamenco medium?

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O.G.
Dec 30, 2007
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I bought this preloved (Japanese reseller but Hong Kong-based branch), and realized the strap is strange compared to other Flamencos I’ve seen - it lacks that adjustable middle section that makes the normal strap so easy to use (adjusts between shoulder strap and crossbody). The little tabs on each side technically “adjust”, but only a few inches, so it’s all still very long. If I kept this I’d have to get the strap custom-adjusted, I suppose.

Going down a rabbit hole, I’ve found one mention of early Flamencos having non-adjustable straps, but can’t find any pictorial evidence of this.

Has anyone seen this before? This even somewhat makes me question authenticity… but everything else about the bag looks spot-on.


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