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Large is the size people buy when the medium one turned out to be a handbag. Everything on this page opens at 40cm or wider and has a base deep enough to stand a bottle upright, which is the honest test of whether a tote is actually large or just tall.
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Black Leather Tote BagsThree of our designs come in a large: the Marlow at 40cm, the Lorne at 41cm with a padded laptop wall, and the Ellis at 42cm, which is the widest and, because it is waxed canvas, also the lightest. All three take a 16 inch laptop lying flat against the back panel with room for a folder beside it.
Corners. A large bag carries more weight, and a base that is folded up from the side panels bows outward until the corners crease and split. Every large bag here has a base cut as its own panel, reinforced, and stitched in, so the load sits on the panel rather than on the fold. The Lorne adds four brass feet underneath because a bag that size spends its life on floors.
A large leather tote weighs 1.1kg to 1.3kg empty. Add a laptop and a bottle and you are carrying four kilos on one shoulder. If that is your daily commute, look at the canvas version at 0.95kg, or drop to a medium. We would rather tell you that now than take the return later.
If this page is more bag than you need, the small totes run from 26cm to 30cm and start at $135.
| Marlow, large | Lorne, large | Ellis, large | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening | 40cm | 41cm | 42cm |
| Height | 30cm | 30cm | 32cm |
| Depth at base | 14cm | 14cm | 15cm |
| Handle drop | 24cm | 22cm | 25cm |
| Weight empty | 1.1kg | 1.3kg | 0.95kg |
| Closure | Magnetic tab | Full length brass zip | Leather tab |
| Laptop | 16 inch, flat against the back | 16 inch, padded sleeve | 16 inch, flat against the back |
| Material | Full grain leather | Full grain leather | Waxed canvas and leather |
| Price from | $209 | $225 | $159 |
Turn it over. If the base is the side panels folded under and stitched, the weight sits on a fold and that fold will crease, then crack, then split, usually in the second year. A base cut as its own panel and stitched in takes the load flat. Then look at where the handles meet the body: a handle attached to a glued tab is the second failure point, and no amount of leather quality saves it. Ours are stitched through the body panel and riveted in solid brass at both ends.
The third thing is the edges. A painted edge is fast and looks perfect for a year, then peels off in a strip. A burnished edge is sanded and rubbed down in four passes until the fibres compress, and it dulls rather than fails. None of our bags have edge paint anywhere on them.
Being half full. At this size an unstructured bag swallows small things and a structured one rattles, so if most days you carry a phone, a purse and keys, the small totes will serve you better and cost less. It is also the wrong bag for a long walking commute, because 1.1kg empty plus a laptop is four kilos on one shoulder. The canvas Ellis is the honest answer there at 0.95kg.
A large tote takes about four square feet of full grain hide and most of a working day. We reject roughly one hide in seven for scarring in the wrong place, which on a large panel matters more than on a small one because there is nowhere to hide a flaw. Two years of doing this in the same Sialkot workshop means the rejection happens at the cutting table rather than reaching you.
Yes, in all three large designs. A 16 inch machine is about 35.5cm wide and the openings here are 40cm to 42cm with flat, non tapering bases. In the Lorne it sits in a padded sleeve against the back wall; in the Marlow and Ellis it lies flat against the back panel.
The Marlow is 1.1kg, the Lorne is 1.3kg because of the zip, the feet and the padded wall, and the waxed canvas Ellis is 0.95kg. Add a laptop and a bottle and you are carrying roughly four kilos.
For most people, yes, if the daily load is a purse and a phone. Large earns its size when you carry a laptop plus something else, a gym kit, a lunch, a folder. If you are unsure, the medium sizes are 35 to 36cm and cost less.
Yes. The base is a single reinforced panel rather than the sides folded under, so the bag stays square under a full load instead of bowing at the corners. The Lorne also has four solid brass feet underneath.
The Lorne, because the two way brass zip closes the whole opening and nothing can tip out when the bag is on the floor or knocked in a crowd. The trade is about 200 grams and a slightly stiffer opening for the first few weeks.
They soften and darken, and they do not lengthen in any way you would measure, because they are cut from the same full grain hide as the panels and stitched through the body rather than glued to a tab. Handle drop stays what the product page says.
Material and weight. The Marlow is all full grain leather at 1.1kg and reads as formal. The Ellis is 18oz waxed canvas with leather handles, corners and base, is 0.95kg, is water resistant, and costs $50 less. They hold almost the same amount.
No. Past 42cm a tote stops being carryable on a shoulder and becomes luggage, and the handles have to be redesigned around that. If you need more than this, a weekender is the right shape rather than a bigger tote.
Seams that carry weight are saddle stitched by hand, so a cut thread stays put rather than running down the seam.
Inside the workshopThree letters in gold foil, silver foil or a blind press, set by hand before the bag is boxed, on every bag we make.
PersonalisationIf something is wrong, the reply comes from the workshop rather than a call centre, and the repair is done by the person who made the bag.
Talk to usNothing we sell is bonded, corrected or finished with a plastic film, which is what makes a cheap bag flake at the corners.
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