10 Easy Pieces: The French-Style Market Tote, Reinvented
We’re perpetually on a hunt for the perfect French market basket. Here are 10 we’ve noticed lately with subtle variations that make them distinctive in their own right.
 Above: The classic French Market Basket is trimmed in leather; €65 from The Cook’s Atelier. Photograph by Abbie Mellé.
 Above: The classic French Market Basket is trimmed in leather; €65 from The Cook’s Atelier. Photograph by Abbie Mellé. Above: “Handmade in Marrakech, inspired by Paris,” Le Market Basket Large is $42 from Oeuf NYC.
 Above: “Handmade in Marrakech, inspired by Paris,” Le Market Basket Large is $42 from Oeuf NYC. Above: Verve Culture’s raffia and leather Shopping Basket is $48 from Revolve.
 Above: Verve Culture’s raffia and leather Shopping Basket is $48 from Revolve. Above: A variation on the theme: the sturdy Rectangle Basket Tote, $60 for the small and $65 for the medium from Farmhouse Pottery.
 Above: A variation on the theme: the sturdy Rectangle Basket Tote, $60 for the small and $65 for the medium from Farmhouse Pottery. Above: Medina Mercantile offers a slew of woven totes, like this French Market Tote with short and long handles; $70.
 Above: Medina Mercantile offers a slew of woven totes, like this French Market Tote with short and long handles; $70. Above: An elevated take: The Marrakesh Market Basket is available with leather trim in three colorways; shown is the dark brown, $118 from Mersea.
 Above: An elevated take: The Marrakesh Market Basket is available with leather trim in three colorways; shown is the dark brown, $118 from Mersea. Above: “A French inspired basket handwoven from natural palm leaf, with flat leather shoulder straps, ideal for comfortable wearing”: The Valencia Shopper Basket is $65 from Flâneur.
 Above: “A French inspired basket handwoven from natural palm leaf, with flat leather shoulder straps, ideal for comfortable wearing”: The Valencia Shopper Basket is $65 from Flâneur. Above: The lightweight, open-weave Moroccan Market Tote is $129 from Elsie Green.
 Above: The lightweight, open-weave Moroccan Market Tote is $129 from Elsie Green. Above: The market tote, but make it a backpack: The French Market Harvesting Basket/Backpack is $80 from Cultiverre.
 Above: The market tote, but make it a backpack: The French Market Harvesting Basket/Backpack is $80 from Cultiverre. Above: Inexpensive options can be found from independent makers and shops on Etsy, like this Handwoven Straw Bag, normally $51.98 but on sale for $25.99 from Marrakech-based Ikechop on Etsy.
 Above: Inexpensive options can be found from independent makers and shops on Etsy, like this Handwoven Straw Bag, normally $51.98 but on sale for $25.99 from Marrakech-based Ikechop on Etsy.P.S. For a throwback from the archives, see how Sarah uses French market totes all around the house in 5 Quick Fixes.
N.B.: Speaking of throwbacks, this story originally appeared on July 15, 2015 and has been updated with all new products.
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