Cuyana’s Easy Tote is the polished leather option for people who want one bag to look appropriate in most rooms. It is large enough for work, clean enough for travel and restrained enough not to date itself immediately. The leather gives it a more adult register than canvas, while the simple construction avoids the hardware fuss that ruins many office bags. It is a tote that knows the difference between minimal and empty.

Baggu’s Duck Bag is the casual utility tote with more charm than its price should allow. It sits somewhere between book bag, market bag and weekend errand companion, which makes it useful in exactly the unglamorous ways bags are actually used. The canvas is sturdy, the strap is easy and the colors shift the mood without turning the bag into a personality test. It is the tote for people who carry more than they planned.