The Totême belted tote and belted bucket bag: sizes, leathers and how it works
The Totême belted tote and belted bucket bag: sizes, leathers and how it works
The belted tote is the Totême bag most people mean when they say the Totême bag: a soft tote whose sides fold in and cinch with a strap and buckle, so it is a slim carry on a quiet day and a full one on a busy one. It comes in small, medium and full sizes and in suede, grained leather, smooth leather, woven leather and paper raffia, and the belted bucket bag, which cinches with a belt, debuted on the fall 2024 runway for the house’s tenth anniversary. 33 belted pieces on Luxury Shoes , $960 to $2,380, median $1,610. This page is the mechanism, the sizes, the skins and the care.
Key facts
- 33 belted pieces on Luxury Shoes , $960 to $2,380, median $1,610
- Sizes: small, medium and full; the full and medium take a 13-inch laptop by the brand’s dimensions, the small takes a phone, wallet and book
- Skins: suede (the original), grained leather, smooth leather, woven leather, paper raffia for summer
- Mechanism: an adjustable strap with a metal buckle folds the sides in; the bucket cinches with a belt and opens for space
- Made in Italy; silver-tone hardware; microsuede lining with slip pockets on most
- Signature: repeated every season since the line began
How it works
The sides of the tote fold inward and a strap with a buckle holds them, narrowing the bag; unbuckle and it opens to its full width. The small clasp at the top closes the interior. It is a bag that changes size during the day, which is why the house repeats it.
The sizes
The full-size belted tote is the work bag, roughly 34 cm wide by 37 high by 27 deep in the suede version, with an adjustable strap drop; the medium is the same idea in a smaller frame; the small belted tote is the weekend size. The brand states each bag’s dimensions and Luxury Handbags prints them.
The skins
Suede in black, espresso, tan, granite and the season’s shade is the original and the softest; grained leather is the hardest-wearing; smooth leather the dressiest; woven leather the summer texture; paper raffia the beach version, in natural, ecru and black.
The belted bucket bag
A flattened bucket that cinches with an elegant belt and opens for extra space, with two internal slip pockets, in grained, croco-embossed and Naplack leather. It debuted on the fall 2024 runway for the house’s tenth anniversary.
Care
Brush and protect the suede, wipe the leathers, keep the raffia dry and stuffed, and expect natural suede to transfer a little colour when damp, as the brand warns.
The pieces on Luxury Handbags now
1. Belted leather crossbody in Black, $960
Made from 100% cow leather, made in Italy, shown in black.
2. Belted suede tote granite, $1,247
A permanent-line piece, in the shade named on the listing.
3. Belted suede tote tan, $1,247
A permanent-line piece, in the shade named on the listing.
4. Small belted paper raffia tote in Black, $1,300
Made from 100% paper, made in Italy, shown in black.
5. Small belted paper raffia tote in Ecru / Vanilla, $1,300
Made from 100% paper, made in Italy, shown in ecru / vanilla.
6. Small belted paper raffia tote in Natural, $1,300
Made from 100% paper, made in Italy, shown in natural.
7. Belted grained-leather tote black, $1,310
A permanent-line piece, in the shade named on the listing.
8. Small belted suede tote in Black, $1,360
Made from 100% cow leather, made in Italy, shown in black.
9. Small belted suede tote in Espresso, $1,360
Made from 100% cow leather, made in Italy, shown in espresso.
10. Belted leather bucket bag bark, $1,373
A permanent-line piece, in the shade named on the listing.
11. Medium belted paper raffia tote in Ecru / Vanilla, $1,450
Made from 100% paper, made in Italy, shown in ecru / vanilla.
12. Medium belted paper raffia tote in Natural, $1,450
Made from 100% paper, made in Italy, shown in natural.
13. Small belted grained-leather tote in Black, $1,450
Made from 100% cow leather, made in Italy, shown in black.
14. Small belted grained-leather tote in Cashew, $1,450
Made from 100% cow leather, made in Italy, shown in cashew.
“We believe in offering a streamlined wardrobe that is upgraded and complemented as opposed to reinvented, and present our collections through styling that expresses their full potential to encourage our customers to buy better and less, and wear more,” the house writes on its sustainability page.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Totême belted tote?
A soft tote whose sides fold in and cinch with a strap and buckle, in small, medium and full sizes and in suede, grained, smooth and woven leather and paper raffia. It is the house’s signature bag.
Does the belted tote fit a laptop?
The full and medium sizes do, by the brand’s dimensions; the small does not.
How much is the belted tote?
The belted pieces run $960 to $2,380 on Luxury Shoes , median $1,610.
Suede, and when leather?
Suede is the original and the softest and needs the most care; grained leather is the one for daily wear and weather.
What is the belted bucket bag?
The bucket version: it cinches with a belt and opens for space, and it debuted on the fall 2024 runway for the tenth anniversary.
Where is it made?
Italy, stated on every current page.
Read next
The bag guide The T-Lock bags The Signatures Care
More Totême guides
Every Totême page by Luxury Shoes ’s fashion editor Gemma Deeks: Is it a luxury brand?, How to style, Brands like Totême, The edit, Who is Totême?, History timeline, Size guide, Shoe size guide, Price guide, Where to buy, Sale, Review, Real vs fake, Materials and care, Glossary, Who wears it, vs The Row, vs Khaite, Capsule wardrobe, The Signatures, Fall winter 2026, Spring summer 2026, Coats, Scarf jackets and coats, Jackets and blazers, Shearling, Knitwear, Dresses, Trousers, Jeans and denim, Skirts, Tops and shirts, Swim and beachwear, Leather, Bag guide, T-Lock bags, Shoe guide, Boots, Flip flops, Sneakers, Jewellery guide, Sunglasses, Scarves, Black, Camel, beige and brown, White and ivory.
Sources and method
Checked on 18 September 2026 by Gemma Deeks, fashion editor at Luxury Shoes . Product facts, the compositions, care lines, dimensions, heel heights and country of manufacture, are the brand’s own product-page text; counts, prices and price ranges are Luxury Shoes ’s live catalogue on that date and move with stock; the founders’ biography and the house history come from the brand’s own pages and the press articles listed below, each read on the date above; the size scales are the brand’s own. Where a claim could not be checked against one of these it was left out, and where the fitting room is giving its own advice the page says so.
- toteme.com, About: the house’s own description of itself, its founders and the atelier in Stockholm
- toteme.com, Sustainability: the Signatures, the design principles, the Milkywire partnership and the 2024/25 report
- toteme.com, FAQ: shipping countries, duties, payment and returns on the brand’s own store
- toteme.com, Stores: the flagship list by country
- Totême product pages: the description, composition, care, size-guide and country-of-manufacture lines of every style (1,297 pages saved between June and September 2026)
- Elin Kling on Wikipedia
- Karl Lindman on Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q4959117
- WWD, With New Investment, Totême Shoots for the Stars (2021): the Altor minority investment, growth and margin figures and the founders’ quotes
- The Telegraph, Lisa Armstrong, 24 February 2025 (via Yahoo Life): revenue, headcount, the Paris show and Elin Kling’s quotes
- Vogue Scandinavia: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden’s favourite Nordic brands
- The Business of Fashion, BoF 500: Elin Kling and Karl Lindman
- Luxury Handbags live catalogue, 18 September 2026: prices, sizes and stock
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