The cult buy: A market tote

With her love of Breton stripes, impossibly mini minis and, of course, the basket bag, Jane Birkin is the ultimate summer style pin-up. To inject your everyday wardrobe with her signature joie de vivre, channel sandy shores on city streets by trading in your beach basket for its sophisticated older sister, the market tote. Just as capacious but infinitely slicker, these have room for all your daily essentials (and then some), plus you can team them with pretty much everything. Our new discovery is Spanish label Hereu, which manages to combine a traditional vibe with modern techniques. Summer chic is in the bag.