Boston - June 01, 2009

This Is Still Not a Plastic Bag

Fleabags Ecofriendly Totes

You recycle (Nana’s baubles), reuse (a bridesmaid’s dress that one time), and give away (your stash of boot-cut jeans).

Practice your version of tree hugging (a double kiss) with a tote from Fleabags.

Created by two Brown University grads, each piece in the posh collection is handmade from organic cotton/hemp canvas with no nasty glues. Vegetable-tanned leather bottoms (pick white, cognac, or dark brown) ensure the bags won’t lose their shape. And the seersucker liners are summery icing on the cake.

The lightweight satchels are perfect for a day at the market or piling in magazines for an afternoon at the beach. But they’re made in limited editions (each is signed and numbered using water-based ink), so snatch them up quickly.

It’s crunch time.

Available at LuxCouture, 21 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands (617-969-5600 or luxcouture.com). To see styles, go to fleabg.com.