Sunset Stripe Woven Basket Bag with Scarf, 45cm

A handwoven straw basket bag with a red striped cotton band around the rim, a matching fringed scarf tied at the front and twin braided rope handles. The stripes carry red, blue, yellow and deep purple all at once, which is the reason to pick this one: it does not need matching to an outfit, because most of your summer wardrobe is already somewhere in it. If you would rather the bag sat quietly against a printed dress, the Royal Purple Wrap Basket is the better buy of the two. The body is plaited by hand in a close diagonal weave, so it holds its shape when you set it down and opens wide enough for a towel, a book and the shopping. The handles are wrapped cord rather than plain rope, and the scarf is tied through a beaded loop at the front, so it can be untied and worn or retied differently. Keep it dry, brush the weave out rather than washing it, and hand wash the scarf separately.