At the PurseBlog offices, we have the privilege of thinking of handbags as a fun thing, but we that for a huge number of women, the bag they interact with the most is the one they haul back and forth to work. In many cases, that bag needs to carry a laptop, paper files, a packed lunch and beyond, and it needs to be discreet enough to fly under the radar of snooping coworkers who like to count other people's money. That's quite a tall order.
In some of those cases, a designer bag just isn't the answer--either the load is too heavy to make sense in a bag not built for pure functionality, or anything betraying a high-end source will be judged as unprofessional. In slightly less extreme cases, and no matter your budget, we think the ten totes below will serve the purpose admirably. All can be shoulder-carried, and all of them are big enough to hold a 13" laptop, in addition to your regular purse contents, and often far more.
Alexander McQueen Heroine Tote
$2,085 via Nordstrom
Alexander Wang Prisma Tote
$850 via Nordstrom
Balenciaga Papier A4 Zip-Around Tote
$2,295 via Balenciaga
Botkier Soho Tote
$298 via Shopbop
Bottega Veneta Large Accordion Tote
$3,550 via Neiman Marcus
Gucci Swing Tote
$1,350 via Gucci
Lanvin Fringe Tote
$1,450 via Neiman Marcus
Smythson Panama East-West Tote
$895 via Neiman Marcus
Vince Camuto Shylo Tote
$248 via Macy's
Vince Medium Tote
$545 via Shopbop
