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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Violet Bramley

Filled with good intention: could the new It bag be an antidote to the tote?

John Lewis international leather tote
John Lewis’s Intentional tote is deeper and taller than an average handbag. Photograph: John Lewis

It’s not a multi-thousand pound handbag from Hermès that best captures the new era of It bags, but a £149 tote from John Lewis.

Launched this season, it’s deeper (45cm) and taller (33cm) than your average handbag, and comes loaded with good intentions. It’s able to hold your packed lunch, flask and book, as well – at a push – as your gym kit. The high street retailer is calling it the Intentional tote bag.

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