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Stylista essentials: the black leather tote

June 7, 11:31 PMAtlanta Shopping ExaminerRivea Ruff
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Lady Gaga with her all-purpose tote

From that early morning meeting to after-work cocktails with the girls, from your weekly stop at the mall to a semi-casual dinner date Saturday night, a stylish-yet-basic carryall will serve as an oh-so-versatile “cherry on top” to your outfit.  Serious yet stylish, sexy and practical, a basic black leather tote will carry you from the boardroom to the bar, and everywhere in between.

Both a complimentary accessory and a statement piece, a black leather (or faux) tote is a must have investment in the wardrobe of every fashionista.  All weather, all price range, and always appropriate, a bag like this will fit seamlessly into each season and almost every situation. 

How to choose a bag you ask?  Try to stay minimal on hardware accents, so the bag blends easily into your versatile wardrobe and doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb every time you carry it.  However, try not to go so basic that is doesn’t speak to your style.  Find one that you feel matches your personality: patent leather for the bold stylistas, quilted for the classy ladies, soft and basic for the low-maintenance mamas. Not a pack rat? Stay on the smaller end.  Gotta take it all with you? Go as large as you’re comfortable carrying day-to-day. Just find what feels comfortable, looks “like you” and carries your individual purse load.

From day to night, from work to play, and from up-the-street to out-of-town, a black leather tote is a stylish and functional go-to fashion accessory.  If nothing else, it removes the question of “what bag to carry” when choosing outfits in the morning.

 

 

 

 

 

Black handbag totes
An example of stylish, functional leather and faux totes. Both of these items retail at under $60. Photos courtesy of karmaloop.com and lulus.com.

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