Rock & Love Tote Bag

A tote of 42 × 37 × 17 cm, carried by hand or over the shoulder

At 42 × 37 × 17 cm the bag keeps a rectangular outline and a depth of 17 cm, so it stands rather than folds once you set it down. The two black handles are short enough to hold in one hand and long enough to slip over a shoulder, and the button and cord loop draws the top edges together at the centre.

Where it sits among the other open formats

Open-topped bags of this size are quick to load and quick to check, which is what most people are weighing up before they choose one. If you want to compare a few side by side, look through the rest of our canvas totes.

On days when you would rather keep both hands free, try a strap that sits across the body instead.

Beige canvas, an ecru panel and one black star

The body is woven in beige, with a wide band of the same fabric running across the top. Below it sits an ecru front panel edged with fine beige piping, which frames the print and keeps the two tones clearly apart. Nothing else competes for attention: the bag reads as beige, ecru and black, and little more.

The arched lettering, read up close

ROCK & LOVE curves across the panel in heavy black capitals. A small star fills the first O, a heart fills the O of LOVE, and a larger solid star sits underneath. The idea is carried by those details rather than by size, which is why the bag still works next to a plain shirt or a dark jacket.

What each part of the bag is made of

Reading the care label before anything else

The label sewn inside tells you what the canvas and its trims will take, so start there rather than with a general rule. Between outings, keep the bag somewhere dry and avoid leaving it folded across the printed panel.