Lately you may have noticed that trendy designer tote bags have become a charged medium for design and self expression. Touting sleek graphics and slogans such as “I am Not a Plastic Bag”, these reusable bags have become a way to wear your environmental awareness on your sleeve. However these bags are often produced overseas from non-organic cotton, and does anyone ever use their designer totes to replace plastic bags at the supermarket? Fearing that eco-marketed bags have become objects of over-consumption themselves, we decided to take an in-depth look at these issues of style over substance.

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