Fair Trade Ethnic Tote Bags to Brag About

Altea Vallemberg

8 years ago

Summer is the season of traveling, and whether you’re just going for a few days or a few weeks, tote bags are an essential accessory to travel comfortably. They are large enough to store all our travel essentials, comfortable to carry on the shoulder leaving the hands free and also easy to access at any moment.

If you are looking for a tote, this year you should get one with ethnic patterns and by fair trade suppliers, not only it is one of the trends of the season but it will also display your ethical choices to others, hopefully inspiring them to do the same.

A great mix of modern and traditional, this tote with metallic details and mosaic print comes from Madagascar.
$ 64 from Global Goods Partners

The hand-dyed African batik of this bag has the colors of the perfect summer sunset!
$79.99 at Sseko Designs

This beautiful leather and fabric tote is made with a traditional Cham (Vietnam) pattern representing what the artisans see around them: animal footprints, fruit, vegetables, trees and people.
$ 134.00 at Wild Tussah

Simple yet stunning this tote is inspired by peach blossom and it is embroidered in the traditional aari Indian technique. Leather handles and fabric, fully lined.
$49.99 at Novica

An elegant blue and white tote made of Shibori dyed denim with leather handles and bottom. $150 at Shopping for a Change

The pattern of this bag reminds of the clear sky with white clouds running across it. Made of handwoven jasper cotton, it hails from Guatemala. $ 60 at Fair Trade Winds