Joy Division

No matter how hard I try, no matter how big my bag, I always end up carrying two bags. My crap just somehow seem to grow beyond a single bag.

Currently, I mostly carry my Catherine Aitken Patti bag, which I love (seen carrying it here and here), but I also usually carry a cheap fabric tote or, worse still, one of those awful jute bags from the supermarket. I need a more stylish option.

I've been hunting high and low for a practical tote which would look good with my 'main' bags. If money were no object, I'd opt for an Issey Miyake Bao Bao prism tote. I have cooed over this bag in my head since 2012 and might get it at some point, but I just can't decide on the colour I'd like. I know I don't want black but trying to commit to another colour is proving hard.

Until such times as I can choose a colour and save up the £400 however, I think I found a great tote for me in the meantime. It's by a British label called Sarah Joy, designed by Sarah Frost. It's a simple white and pink tote with a subtle digitally printed section. Even better, it's less than £40.

Each Sarah Joy printed item is designed from the basis of mark making; ink, block printing and photographic manipulation, creating mixed media digital accessories that are then hand finished with dyeing and embroidered embellishments on luxurious fabrics.