We love the Bill Amberg line including these nappa leather ultra lite forms in various colors. The standouts in blue and brown/purple leather are distinct and pull away from the usual tote bag crowd (as do the totes in our roundup earlier). The nappa leather and beautiful craftsmanship does come at a premium. Well worth your hard earned money if you plan on running with these totes for some time. Roztayger has them.

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Could be for women but we like the weave on them. Freitag delivers their latest Reference collection of tote bags. The R515 Williams series of beach proper tote bags are available in limited editions of 15 per colorway – low numbers for the Zurich based brand. They still use those excellent re-used truck tarps to weave these together. Look for your favorite now. Available April 26, 2012. Find them online. Buy them for the woman in your life.

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Available now from COACH is a new limited edition collection of tote bags designed by James Nares. The painter hits the COACH totes with his brushwork style across actual canvas – five different bags are available now in editions of 175 units. Choose from red, blue, green, black, and pink.

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Luggage legend Tumi tapped denim demigods Earnest Sewn for this LE tote. Japanese selvedge denim on bottom and waxed cotton on top, this one has leather handles, an inside pocket and a nice snap closure on the main opening. The denim maker’s signature thread colors (a tribute shade to 1960s Le Mans race cars) sew up the the look. Only 150 are available and you can pick one up at Earnest Sewn’s online store.

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Hand-crafted in the city with big chilly shoulders, Defy Bags are made from vintage materials with a creative attention to detail. Case in point, the body of the First Class SM bag pictured after the jump is reclaimed military canvas trimmed with reclaimed bicycle tire tubes.

The iPad sleeve pictured above is a handsome bastard crafted with the aesthetic simplicity of the thing it’s meant to hold firmly in mind. Hand cut leather is hand stitched to quite a nice effect. Available here.

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A little remainder from our roadtrip through Europe. This one from the SEEK show in Berlin. Sandvqvist shares their collection of baggage and accessories for the gents. The duffle is a highlight from the collection that while not an overachieving item, does has the touches to keep you low-key towards the end of the year. Well worth a stroll through our gallery. Scandinavia steez. We love their backdrop poster (in our gallery as well).

Photography: Selectism.com

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Pitti’s “Versus Tokyo” showcase also turned us onto the work of designer, Yoshihiro Nakane and the “Steam and Design” tote bags. They feature slight touches of play on the tote bag straps – look for monetary icons and Confederate sitting next to circus theme… on simple totes. Not for all, but possibly for some.

Photography: Jeff Carvalho/Selectism.com

Yes, it is a big bag – a tote, in fact. Boston’s Scottie Big Bags add to the enormous list of  made in the U.S.A. tote bags with their own variant. Big enough to stuff just about anything and with a shoulder strap to boot, the bag comes in at a friendly $80. Duck canvas, of course. We love Boston.

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Defy Bags works under the “Old material, new ideas” motto. Their bags source various vintage and deadstock textiles to produce ready to use  messenger and tote bags. Their Bowery Bag, shown above, is one of their popular forms. Made from vintage WWII era military canvas and old stock Horween leather, the Bowery bag will hold up under most conditions. Made in the U.S.A. for those that are asking. Find them online at Defy Bags for $178.

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We featured Jojo Messenger’s backpack collaboration with Centre Commercial a while back. Now it’s time to get tote on this thing. Pascal Sauzet and Nicholas Goubert started the company as cyclists looking to design the perfect bag for riding around the streets of Paris. In terms of looks they’ve kept everything pleasingly simple with the occasional reference to the past. Handmade in their home town, their fabric of choice is Cordura 1100, waterproof, hard-wearing and in line with their ecological leanings. Vegetable tanned leather, heavy hardware, each tote bag is designed for comfort whilst peddling. More at Jojo.

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