It is an English word which comes from the verb “to tote” to lug around. While in German, the bag offered at the supermarket checkout is called “Tüte”, in France it becomes the tote bag, the tote bag.
Since the advent of computers, it has been essential for us to have a tote bag to carry our computer from home to the office and vice versa. For us moms it is so practical! We put all our mess there, the things for the nanny and the baby's cuddly toys, then off we go. In a light cotton version or more sophisticated with leather handles, with graphic patterns or just a message, you just have to make the right choice. With the craze around this format, creators such as Inoui éditions, Mapoésie... have taken over the tote bag to offer us avant-garde and original versions.