The Ellis — Waxed Canvas & Leather Tote, Charcoal & Black

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.

The canvas and the leather

The body is 18oz waxed cotton in charcoal, dry finished rather than sticky, over black full grain leather at the handles, corners and base. It is water resistant rather than waterproof, and the leather base is what keeps the bottom of the bag out of standing water.

How it is made

No edge paint anywhere on the bag, and no glued handle tabs, which are the two places a cheap tote gives way. Every cut edge is sanded and burnished in four passes rather than painted, so it cannot flake off in a strip. A twill lining with three pockets, and it is stitched in, so a ruined lining is a repair rather than a write off. Built to order, out of the workshop in 3 to 5 working days, plus a day if you want initials on it.