Designer totes for men who carry a bag every day, from structured leather to soft belted shapes and canvas for the weekend. Pick one that fits your shoulder and your routine.
The Daily Designer Tote For You
A daily tote has one job, which is to carry your whole day without looking like it is trying. For me the best ones are plain in shape and good in leather. The Row's Marlo and Astra are quiet, structured and go with a suit or a hoodie, and Bottega Veneta's intrecciato calfskin tote is the one people notice without a logo. I went deeper on a related idea in Best Designer Tote Bags.
If you want something with more shape, Loewe's Puzzle has a geometry you will not confuse with anyone else's. Lemaire's belted tote is slouchy and soft, and it looks better the more you fill it. For the weekend I would reach for Carhartt WIP's denim tote or a Sandqvist zipper tote, both of which take a beating. Before you buy, check the handles on your shoulder, because a bag you carry every day should sit well on it. If you want to keep going, Designer Tote Bags is the one I would read next.
Astra Medium Leather Tote Bag in Burgundy
The Row
$2,450
Marlo 17 Leather Tote Bag in Brown
The Row
$4,500
N/S Park small textured-leather tote - taupe
The Row
$1,550
Hop Intrecciato Leather Tote
Bottega Veneta
$4,400
Puzzle Panta Small Leather Tote Bag in Brown
Loewe
$4,990
Puzzle Large Leather Tote Bag
Loewe
$2,750
Bottega Veneta Intrecciato Calfskin Tote
Shopbop Archive
$1,275
Belted Tote Bag
Lemaire
$790
Striped Market Tote
NN07
$123
Go 2-Way Tote Bag
Sandqvist
$249
27 Cabas H en Biais Tote Canvas with Leather
Hermès
$2,392.75
Hermes Canvas Fourre MM Tote Bag
Shopbop Archive
$650
Bottega Veneta Intrecciato Calfskin Tote Bag
Shopbop Archive
$1,250
Y-3 Black Tote
Y-3
$100
Everyday Zipper Tote Bag
Sandqvist
$219
Denim Tote Bag
Carhartt WIP
$125
Y Large leather-trimmed tote bag
Saint Laurent
$3,000
Bold leather tote bag
Saint Laurent
$2,750
Giant croc-effect leather tote bag
Saint Laurent
$2,550
Medium leather tote bag
Tod's
$1,875
Doublet leather tote bag
Studio Nicholson
$1,350
Gucci Jackie GG Canvas Large tote bag
Gucci
$2,980
Positano Medium canvas tote bag
Gucci
$1,950
By My Side suede tote bag
Christian Louboutin
$1,550
Kypipouch leather tote bag
Christian Louboutin
$2,990
Antibes Medium leather tote bag
Valentino Garavani
$2,650
Anchor XL canvas tote bag
JW Anderson
$960
Grosgrain tote bag
Comme des Garçons Homme
$225
Paula's Ibiza Anagram Large tote bag
Loewe
$1,600
Prada Explore Re-Nylon tote bag
Prada
$2,850
Legere Large quilted tote
Moncler
$740
Keep All Large leather duffel bag
Borsalino
$715
Canvas tote bag
Polo Ralph Lauren
$200
East West Chelsea Tote Bag
Proenza Schouler
$1,890
Large Chelsea Tote
Proenza Schouler
$1,990
Large Ruched Tote Bag
Proenza Schouler
$1,690
Wardy Tote
Isabel Marant
$1,190
Yenky Zipped Tote Bag
Isabel Marant
$290
Museo Small Tote
Marni
$1,650
Canvas Tote
Marni
$1,695
Filo Tote Bag
Mansur Gavriel
$395
Large Tote Bag
Mansur Gavriel
$645
Tangle Shopping Tote Bag
Jil Sander
$2,150
Tote Bag
Acne Studios
$800
Musubi Tote
Acne Studios
$2,000
Highlands Large Tote
Burberry
$2,095
Victoria Leather Tote
Victoria Beckham
$1,890
Vittoria Medium Tote Bag
Reformation
$548
River Large Tote
rag & bone
$498
Penelope Small Tote
Wandler
$775
