The plainest tote is the hardest one to make.

The bag is three panels and a handle. No lining, no zip, no hardware. It looks like nothing. It is the hardest pattern we cut.

A complicated bag can hide a slightly bad cut behind a flap, a buckle, a contrast lining. A plain tote hides nothing. The edge is the edge. The grain has to read consistently across the panel. The handle attachment shows from both sides. You can’t fix it in finishing.

That’s why we charge the most for the simplest thing.