I second the Cuyana tote. I was looking for a reasonably priced black leather tote. I did not want something that was structured or stiff. I looked at Everlane and that was more than I wanted to spend on a tote. I saw the Whipping Post tote on a facebook feed and they were not for me; too stiff looking. Madewell is popular and was a close runner up but when I saw the Cuyana tote it had everything I was looking for; leather, price, size...I like the softness of the leather. It really is an easy tote to wear over your shoulder and hugs nicely into your body.
Here is another tote that I also considered that comes in lots of colors and reasonably priced.
http://www.leatherology.com/leather-totes/
Did you order it or were you able to buy it in a store ? Have you had any issues with the seams like a poster in the other thread did ?
I ordered online after googling this bag for photos with real people carrying it and I wanted to see the different colors on people. I believe they have a store in San Francisco maybe? But I don't believe the bags are carried in a major store.
I believe you can return it if it hasn't been monogrammed. And I have not had any problem at all with my bag. I've had it about 2 months and carry it daily.
Hope that helps a little.
As much as I love the look of my Whipping Post bag it is very heavy, even with nothing in it. I got an Hermes Double Sens and use that all the time now instead. But I still love looking at my WP It is stiff but over time these types of bags (raw vegetable tanned leather) greatly soften with use.
I absolutely love the look of the Whipping Post tote - it's very 'me'. However, they're not readily available here in UK, and I don't want to run the international shipping/returns gambit for this one. If you do decide to buy it, it would be great if you'd post a review.
As a possible alternative, Jaeger have quite a few nice totes at the moment, and Jaeger leather is very durable. This one is reduced to GBP99 at the moment...
http://www.jaeger.co.uk/Hardy Overs...0007H_size=ITM&start=19&cgid=accessories-bags
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I absolutely love the look of the Whipping Post tote - it's very 'me'. However, they're not readily available here in UK, and I don't want to run the international shipping/returns gambit for this one. If you do decide to buy it, it would be great if you'd post a review.
As a possible alternative, Jaeger have quite a few nice totes at the moment, and Jaeger leather is very durable. This one is reduced to GBP99 at the moment...
http://www.jaeger.co.uk/Hardy%20Oversized%20Tote%20Bag/790007H,en_GB,pd.html?dwvar_790007H_color=20000&dwvar_790007H_size=ITM&start=19&cgid=accessories-bags
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