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Zip Top Transport Leather Tote

Madewell

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Details & care

Sleek, uncomplicated design defines Madewell's signature carryall crafted from vegetable-tanned leather that develops a beautiful patina over time. The top zip closure ensures all your everyday necessities stay in place, while the sturdy straps are long enough to sling over your shoulder but short enough to carry in hand.

  • Top zip closure
  • Over-the-shoulder handles
  • Interior zip pocket
  • Flat base
  • Leather
  • Imported
  • One or more major components use at least 50% leather sourced from a tannery that has achieved a Leather Working Group Gold rating for energy use, waste production and water treatment
  • Item #5616195
  • Core Product ID 333335DFD9

Size info

  • 14"W x 13 ½"H x 6 ½"D. (Interior capacity: extra-large.)
  • 8" strap drop.
  • 1.8 lb.

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Reviews

(80)804.5 out of 5
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Most helpful positive review

Sept 2, 2020

Lovely tote for work, shopping, and travel

I ordered both the medium and large zip-top Transport totes and ended up keeping the large one. The medium is great though and I was tempted to keep both! Ultimately I went with the large because I want to use it as a work bag and the large was big enough for my laptop and a notebook. Both have nice leather with the perfect amount of texture. Not too smooth (shows every scratch/scuff) and not too pebbled/wrinkled. It looks like a bag that will age well. I like that both are relatively light and that they have an interior pocket. A lot of totes skip the interior pocket and make you spend more money to buy a divider/clip in pocket. The large purse would benefit from a larger interior pocket, or even one on each side. The medium also has a flat exterior pocket that runs the length of the purse side, but the large does not. I would like it better if the large also had the exterior pocket.
CarolineLV
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Most helpful critical review

July 20, 2020Incentivized review

Smells bad and poor quality

I was looking forward to receiving this bag for a trip. I was very disappointed. The leather feels like vegan leather and it smells horrible.
gagnew
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Dec 3, 2019Incentivized review

disappointed

I really wanted to love this bag, but I just couldn’t do it. I don’t live near a Nordstrom or Madewell so I was only able to go off of photos as to what this looks like in person. The color was darker than I thought it would be. I was also disappointed in the length of the straps. I could make it work to wear them over my shoulder, but it would be a constant struggle to keep the bag on my shoulder while also wrangling a one year old. The bag seemed well made. I just wish they made the straps longer, or at least the option to choose between different strap lengths.
obxde
12found this helpful
Jan 27, 2020Incentivized review

Let down by the handles

Beautiful, roomy leather bag with a gorgeous color and quality leather. However, I had to return it because the drop length on the handles was just too short to be able to comfortably wear it on the shoulder (and I’m 5’3” with small arms).
insearchofperfection
9found this helpful
Sept 2, 2020

Lovely tote for work, shopping, and travel

I ordered both the medium and large zip-top Transport totes and ended up keeping the large one. The medium is great though and I was tempted to keep both! Ultimately I went with the large because I want to use it as a work bag and the large was big enough for my laptop and a notebook. Both have nice leather with the perfect amount of texture. Not too smooth (shows every scratch/scuff) and not too pebbled/wrinkled. It looks like a bag that will age well. I like that both are relatively light and that they have an interior pocket. A lot of totes skip the interior pocket and make you spend more money to buy a divider/clip in pocket. The large purse would benefit from a larger interior pocket, or even one on each side. The medium also has a flat exterior pocket that runs the length of the purse side, but the large does not. I would like it better if the large also had the exterior pocket.
Verified purchase
CarolineLV
4found this helpful
July 10, 2019Incentivized review

Too big and too heavy

The bag is great but it was too big for me (I'm 5'3"). It was also a little heavy for me and that's without anything in the bag. Sadly I ended up returning the bag.
Suthi
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4found this helpful
Jan 9, 2020Incentivized review

Great Everyday Tote!

Love this bag! Super spacious & it fits so much (including my 17" macbook pro), a water bottle & notebooks. However, my only issues with it are that the straps can get rather heavy when you load up the bag, and there is only one small pocket on the inside of the bag. I've just started using small pouches within the bag to organize, but the bag can seem like a bit of a bottomless pit sometimes.
rran17
3found this helpful
June 10, 2020Incentivized review

love but

I love this bag! I use it for travel. The only thing is that the material isn’t thick, so it’s easy for stuff inside the bag to make the bag lose it shape. I wish there was another lining or even compartments.
nikegyal
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