Elin Kling’s other favourite pairing is a crisp white next to something ivory, and the house makes both: optic white for the shirts and tanks, off-white and ecru for the knits and tailoring, milk, pearl and champagne for the leathers. Luxury Handbags files the pure whites as White and the creams as Ivory, 281 pieces in all. This page is the pale wardrobe and how to keep it that way.
Key facts
- 281 pieces in this shade family on Luxury Shoes , $164 to $3,960, median $820
- Ready-to-wear first, then the bags, shoes and jewellery in the same shades
- Sizes: UK on the clothing listings, EU 35 to 42 on the shoes
White against ivory
The house shows white tops/shirt/" class="cvx-al cvx-al--category">shirts under ecru knits and off-white trousers with a milk bag, so the shades sit next to each other rather than matching. One pure white per outfit, the rest cream.
The pale accessories
The milk grained-leather T-Lock, the pearl rope clutch, the stone Mercer tote, the ecru raffia tote, the off-white Contour slingbacks and the macadamia woven mules are the accessories in the family, all from the September 2026 drop.
Keeping it pale
Wash the whites cold and separately, dry clean the ivory wool, and wipe the pale leathers at once; keep the naplack away from dark leathers in storage.
The pieces
1. Scoop neck rib tank white, $164
An earlier-season piece, still in stock, shown in white.
2. Curved rib tank in White, $260
Made from 93% organic cotton, 7% elastane, shown in white.
3. Classic rib tank in White, $280
Made from 93% organic cotton, 7% elastane, shown in white.
4. Monogram bikini bottoms in Tofu, $300
Made from 43% recycled polyamide, 29% polyamide, 28% elastane, shown in tofu.
5. Monogram pointelle bikini bottoms in White, $300
Made from 95% recycled polyamide, 5% elastane, shown in white.
6. Scoop bikini bottoms in Ecru, $300
Made from 43% recycled polyamide, 29% polyamide, 28% elastane, shown in ecru.
7. High bikini bottoms in Ecru, $340
Made from 43% recycled RCS polyamide, 29% polyamide, 28% elastane, shown in ecru.
8. Monogram bikini top in Tofu, $340
Made from 43% recycled polyamide, 29% polyamide, 28% elastane, shown in tofu.
9. Monogram pointelle bikini top in White, $340
Made from 95% recycled polyamide, 5% elastane, shown in white.
10. Scoop bikini top in Ecru, $340
Made from 43% recycled polyamide, 29% polyamide, 28% elastane, shown in ecru.
11. U-neck bikini top in Ecru, $340
Made from 43% recycled RCS polyamide, 29% polyamide, 28% elastane, shown in ecru.
12. Balconette bikini top in Ecru, $370
Made from 43% recycled RCS polyamide, 29% polyamide, 28% elastane, shown in ecru.
13. Wide-ribbed v-neck tee in Optic white, $370
Made from 100% organic GOTS cotton, shown in optic white.
14. Classic tee in White, $390
Made from 67% lyocell, 33% organic OCS cotton, shown in white.
15. Flex suede sneakers in Stone, $680
Made from 100% cow leather, shown in stone.
16. Croco-embossed flip flops in Off-white, $720
Made from 100% cow leather, made in Italy, shown in off-white.
17. Flex nappa sneakers in Off-white, $720
Made from 100% sheep leather, shown in off-white.
18. Naplack flip flops in Off-white, $720
Made from naplack, made in Italy, shown in off-white.
19. Croco-embossed heeled flip flops in Off-white, $800
Made from 100% cow leather, made in Italy, shown in off-white.
20. Slingback satin flip flops in Ecru, $820
Made from 87% polyester, 13% polyethylene, made in Italy, shown in ecru.
“I love working with shades, exploring how a saturated black creates an impact together with a washed cotton, or putting a crisp fresh white next to something ivory,” Elin Kling told The Telegraph’s Lisa Armstrong in February 2025.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between ecru and off-white?
Ecru is the warmer cream the house uses on knits and tailoring; off-white is the cooler shade on cotton and the naplack shoes. Luxury Handbags files ecru as Ivory and off-white as White.
Is white a Totême colour?
Yes: the Signature cotton shirt, the rib tank and the summer trench are always made in it.
Does the white stay white?
Cotton and rib, yes with cold washing; the silk and the pale leathers need care. The care guide has the lines.
Which pale bag first?
The milk T-Lock for evening, the ecru raffia belted tote for summer.
Are the pale shoes practical?
The off-white Contour slingback and the naplack flip flops wipe clean; the stone suede sneaker needs the brush.
What is milk?
The house’s warm off-white on grained leather, filed as Ivory on Luxury Shoes .
Read next
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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, Belted tote, Shoe guide, Boots, Flip flops, Sneakers, Jewellery guide, Sunglasses, Scarves, Black, Camel, beige and brown.
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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