Looking for a small/medium black bag… perhaps ATP Atelier or Toteme? Any other suggestions?

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Thenewestgirl

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Does anyone own any of these bags? How are they holding up? Did anyone decide against buying either of them?

Which one is nicer looking? I might be leaning towards buying the ATP Atelier one, I sort of like it although I remember preciously thinking that the ATP aesthetic is not really to my taste. Have I changed my mind?

To be fair I did think the same thing when first seeing the Toteme T-lock bag too… and I am not sure whether it would suit my style. Are either of these bags even nice? Haha. I am yet to see either IRL, but the sizes are both large enough for my needs, and more. And they do come in different shapes and sizes as well, would they not.

But are there other black bags in this-ish category that I should take into consideration? I felt drawn to the white top stitching but that is not a necessity at all. They can be both smaller and larger! It might even be a large tote as I would actually need a bag to carry my laptop in as well!

I have been having a ridiculously hard time finding a small to medium sized black bag that I like, or any black bag at all, not even a tote, so I am afraid that I am becoming too desperate to see clearly and that I will settle for whatever I find that fits the bill.

The budget is semi-flexible in correlation to the bags ”how badly do I want it”-index, thus anything between $100-$1500 might be of interest, but I’d rather pay less than more. If it is not a ”to die for”-bag, then I might feel motivated to stretch the budget up to about $2500 or so… (…I wish I had the budget to buy a mini Hermes Kelly though :blush:).

Please save me from myself! :lol:

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If you want a popular recognizable bag, I'd go for the Tôteme. It's been trending for a while and I've been seeing it around. However, I'm in the Nordics and Tôteme is a Swedish brand so naturally it's very trendy around here. That might be seen as a positive or a negative.

For me, ATP is a bit more under the radar and hence might be more timeless. But both designs are beautiful! In terms or leather quality though, I love grainy leather and it tends to show less scratches than the smooth ATP leather.

I've previously watched this T-bar review by the very popular luxury tuber Michelle Wang: Tôteme T-lock Shoulder Bag Review
 
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