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The 26 best tote bags for hauling your essentials, recommended by stylists and editors
Apr 1, 2025
In a perfect world, we’d leave home with just the basics: a phone, a wallet and keys. But the reality is, there’s usually much more to haul around than our hands or pockets can carry. Equal parts fashion and function, tote bags are the perennial solution for carrying everything you need for the day, and anything else you might pick up along the way.
Fortunately, totes bags never go out of style, but finding the perfect one — the one that can carry all your must-haves without adding bulk — is easier said than done. To help you find a bag up to the task, we reached out to stylists and tapped our very own product-schlepping editors for their favorite tote bags that are spacious enough to hold it all.
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Underscored updates writer Ellen McAlpine says she’s long been obsessed with her Longchamp Le Pliage Tote. “It’s durable, easy to clean, holds everything for my daily work commute but can also be packed for a weekend away,” McAlpine says. “I’ve had one for nearly 10 years and the leather is still intact.”
For a tote with a sportier edge, Allison Berlin, stylist and founder of Style Made Simple, likes this Clare V bag, which is made from durable nylon ripstop fabric. With 11 inches of height, width and depth, it’s a more modest size than other oversized totes on this list, but it's still plenty spacious enough to hold your phone, keys, wallet and other odds and ends. Grab it in one of three color options: black, mocha or army green.
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