The One Item You Can't Leave for Spring Break Without
So you’ve booked the flight for your next spring getaway and have already bought that new Instagram-worthy swimsuit. The only other thing you need is a stylish beach bag to hold all your necessities. After all, something’s got to hold your sunscreen, Bluetooth speaker and beach read, right?
Finding the perfect, chic beach bag is just as tricky as finding the perfect purse. While you want it to hold everything from bulky towels to your sunglasses, it also has to feel like you. Also key: finding a tote made out of a fabric you won’t mind getting a little sandy.
From the classic raffia woven bag to a large canvas carryall, we found some of our favorite beach totes so you can think less about how you’re going to carry everything to the shore and more about the ocean breeze and sun-kissed skin. Check them out below.
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Dale Arden Chong is the Senior Fashion Commerce Editor at ELLE.com, where she edits and reports on the latest trends, labels, and designers in the fashion space to bring you the best items that will elevate your wardrobe. She has a robust knowledge of high-quality design, construction, and materials based on testing hundreds of products over her eight-plus years in the industry, writing stories for Glamour, Who What Wear, Entertainment Tonight, and others. Dale graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Communication Design. In 2015, she was a finalist for the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Award.