Métier’s Passerby North-South Tote Checks All My Boxes

I honestly thought everything on my list of criteria would be easy to find. The material needed to stand up to a little rain—I’m a New Yorker sans car, after all—and still accrue a beautiful patina over time. It had to have straps long enough to fit over my shoulders, and they had to be cut wide to evenly distribute the weight of the contents. And, perhaps most importantly, it had to have a way to keep everything inside. Sadly, I am a clumsy, inelegant oaf. I am always dropping…