I don't have a stripe tote (but I will as of tomorrow! Yay for a new school bag ) but I have a stripe wristlet in punch and Shout wipes work really well when the signature fabric/the stripe gets dirty.
Are you getting the large one or the travel tote for school? I got the large and I can fit little more than a super skinny notebook and a small textbook in addition to phone, makeup, etc. If I had it do over again I'd buy the travel tote for school.