The time came I was ready to retire the oversized tote bag I’d be using the past three years. I love it. It’s in great shape and great for traveling. Alas – it has a giant bow on it, and I was just ready for a new, more simplified look.
Then a few days ago Everlane announced their new leather tote. And shared a dozen or so photos of Meghan Markle carrying it – that’s basically all we need to know.
Haha I kid. But really – the smooth leather, the price point, the quality and size are all amazing and too good to pass up. I’d been hunting for an ecru leather tote for myself and thought the blush option appeared to be light and muted enough that it was almost ecru. But I wasn’t sure so I also ordered the taupe color and figured I’d choose when they got here and send the other back.
They’re both gorgeous.
I cannot decide.
I am still so torn!
My head says taupe. More classic – can easily wear all four seasons.
My heart says blush. Prettier but trendier. More a spring/summer bag.
But also why couldn’t an ecru exist?! The color I really want.
Help?! Which one do you think?! Which would you get (or did you get)?!
Tan!
Blush! They are both beautiful, so you can’t go wrong.
Taupe!
Tan is a classic and blush will eventually be an out-of-date trend (as much as I love it!). So how long do you plan on using it? I vote classic for investment pieces and trendy for more affordable and temporary pieces!
Taupe !
Blush!! Both are GORGEOUS tho!!
blush is pretty. Imagine you send the blush one back and are using the tan one, are you going to keep wishing it was the pink one?
I have the Cuyana Tote in Ecru and it is absolutely beautiful! https://www.cuyana.com/classic-leather-tote.html#ecru
I think the taupe.
Taupe! Much more timeless! I have a tote from Cuyana in a similar color and I wear it with everything!
I just got taupe in the mail. I love it, so obviously voting taupe.
Taupe for versatility! That will never go out of style!
Taupe. But I’m very traditional. The blush is beautiful for springtime in Chicago.
Taupe! The tote is a beautiful shade of tan.
Taupe! But then I ordered the taupe for myself when I saw your Instagram story. Guilty ?
I like the taupe because I think it’s a little more year round BUT at $165 I sort of think you should call it a day and keep both if you’re this torn about it. $330 would have been a reasonable price for a good quality work tote, so I think just go for it!
Taupe!
Taupe!
I say taupe for the simple reason that you could find yourself in the same bow situation in a few years. Millenial pink is all the rage right now, but eventually it will run its course! For an investment piece, I say go with the classic. Besides, you know it’s what Meaghan would do. : )
Taupe for the timelessness!
Having the same dilemma and happened to come across your post. I keep going back and forth but seeing your pics, I’m leaning towards the taupe!
I was going back and forth between the same two colors myself… Found your post, and made the decision to order the taupe! It’s gorgeous!
I’m having the same problem. I had been leaning toward the blush, but in your photos it looks slightly more pink (to me) than it does on their web site, so now I’m not sure. It’s so frustrating… like you, I really want ecru.
The bag I’m replacing is orange, and I get compliments on it constantly. So one concern about the taupe is that it doesn’t give me that pop of color I’m used to. However, the timelessness of it appeals to me too. I think it may be the safer choice for me.
By the way, thanks for writing this post!
Taupe! Timeless Classic. Don’t fall into trend on a bag. Bags are a staple.
Taupe timeless for sure. My problem…. the market day or the magazine tote?.. love both shapes. Aghhh
Both. I am literally in love with both. Since Taupe is now waitlisted until July :(, I plan on getting the Blush and then the Taupe when it comes in. Being that this price point is so good, I would totally keep both. Which did you decide to keep?
Love the blush! So pretty!
Which color did you end up with and how has it held up? Did you use a water repellent spray?
I bought the taupe! So classy and timeless! Goes with everything all seasons!
I had a coach bag in a tan that had a pink hue. I liked how it was neutral but a little surprising. Was it pink pink? Now I’m torn.
taupe is definitely the one!
We have a saying in India … when it comes to clothes and food, listen to your heart!
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Blush for sure! It’s so reasonably priced so why not go for what your heart really wants? And it’s soooooo pretty! I have ordered the blush. Dying to see it in real life! And who said ‘blush’ can’t be the new neutral! It’s such a pale pale pink. Wasn’t ‘Nude’ the new neutral a few years ago?! Why should we be restricted? You can always get a taupe when the new styles come out.