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Rose Florence's avatar

Ok ppl don’t forget she’s also THE designer behind the Madewell transport tote. We’re all just eating from your hand!!!

Joyce Lee's avatar

OMG ROSE! Making me blush! xo

Allison's avatar

EXCUZE ME!????!! The way this would be my bio…

Kelly Williams's avatar

Literally my getway drug to totes!

Joyce Lee's avatar

!!!! YESSSSS !!! This makes me so happy to hear Kelly!

Kelly Williams's avatar

Joyce, I could read a book about totes from you!! I love your round up!!

Joyce Lee's avatar

OMG I just devoured your Tote Post too!! x

Evonne Sturm's avatar

Same girl, same!

Liz Steinhafel's avatar

Would love to see a post detailing your collection of totes! I am also tote bag obsessed!

Joyce Lee's avatar

Ooh love this, I’ll have to do it!! Thank you!!! ☺️

Christene Barberich's avatar

I love the Chavas tote you stenciled so much...it's SO good ✨

Joyce Lee's avatar

Thank you Christene! It was a good one!! She carries it all the time, makes me so happy to see.

Frosso's avatar

This is officially the Tote Bible. Definitely saving it for future reference, these recommendations are fabulous! ✨

Joyce Lee's avatar

oh thank you!!!! x

Natalie Wetta's avatar

Man, I love a tote. This line up was great!

Joyce Lee's avatar

Thank you!!!! 🙏🏽

FINDS By Ginny's avatar

Love this

Joyce Lee's avatar

Thank you!! 😘

Kyra Shapurji's avatar

Didn't you also design and make your own totes for your personal Quiltey brand? I recall seeing these and wishing I had snagged one, but never did...

Joyce Lee's avatar

Omg! Yes! I made quilted bandana tote bags as a Covid project ! 🖤🖤🖤

Kyra Shapurji's avatar

I knew it, thank you for validating my memory. I would thoroughly support a resurrection of this project! Maybe a special for Substack subscribers? :)

Joyce Lee's avatar

Great memory!! And I’ve considered this, as several people have reached out to rebuy the bag over the years! Hmmmmmm…. Xo

somsack sikhounmuong's avatar

I suffer from the same sickness - totes totes and more totes !!! there’s something about a good tote - nothing conveys your taste and personality like a tote!

Joyce Lee's avatar

We are so sick!!!!

Sara Nathanson's avatar

love this! prompted me to buy my sister a set of monogrammed ‘auntie’ beach totes from LLBean!

Joyce Lee's avatar

So cute!!!!

Christine Morrison's avatar

I'm always in awe of your early influences on who you are today. We carry our lives (and every. other. person's. every. single. day!) so the tote is truly the only bag we ever need. The more, the merrier!! And you know my Clothes Minded spirit well...I don't think these are just great bags, but evidence of a life well lived.

Joyce Lee's avatar

The more the merrier is how I will think of it, even though my apartment is bursting at the seams with big old totes!!!

LL's avatar

I have a fetish for tote bags, and a bit ashamed to admit it! My favorite one ever is the one from Maison Kitsuné that I bought in Paris years ago 🦊

Joyce Lee's avatar

No shame for any tote you love!!!!! Send a pic!

Sogole Kane's avatar

Ahhh what a fabulous round up! I treasure my Joyce Lee original and this was a good reminder to pull her out and use it more this summer!!

Joyce Lee's avatar

So excited that you have that tote and I want to see more pics!!! Xo

Tavianna Orlando's avatar

Leon Leonwood Bean? I have lived a lifetime with LLBean and this is the very first time I knew his full name. And his tote lore is priceless! Also, my Madewell tote is everything! Queen bee!

Joyce Lee's avatar

Isn’t that wild? Obsessed with his name!!!!! Xo

Madeline Rose Nachbar's avatar

all hail the queen of totes!

Joyce Lee's avatar

lol! 😘

Charu's avatar

Obsession over every word here!!!

Joyce Lee's avatar

Thank you Charu! x