The Ellis — Waxed Canvas & Leather Tote, Navy & Chocolate

Navy canvas and chocolate leather is the quietest of the two tone Ellis bags. From any distance it reads as one dark color, and only close up do the two materials separate. It is the version we send out most often as a gift.

It comes in two sizes. The small is 13.5″ (34 cm) wide, 10.75″ (27 cm) high and 5″ (13 cm) deep, with a 9.75″ (25 cm) handle drop, and takes up to a 13-inch laptop. The large is 18″ (46 cm) wide, 13″ (33 cm) high and 6.25″ (16 cm) deep, with a 11″ (28 cm) handle drop, and takes up to a 16-inch laptop. Pick the size in the menu above; the price changes with it.

It is for a long walk, a school run or a train, where a third of a kilo saved matters more than formality.

The canvas and the leather

Navy waxed cotton over chocolate full grain, which is the darkest pairing we make in canvas. Chocolate against navy is a narrow contrast to begin with, and it narrows further as the leather deepens.

How it is made

Handles are set through the body panel and riveted in solid brass at both ends, never glued to a tab. Hand stitching where it carries weight, machine stitching where it does not, which is an honest division of labour. Heavy cotton twill inside, one zip pocket and two open ones, stitched in rather than glued so it can be replaced. Made when you order, which takes 3 to 5 working days, and a monogram adds roughly a day to that.