Where soft pile meets fierce print. Each velvet tote bag in our range is a cotton velvet tote bag hand-quilted by skilled artisans in Rajasthan from plush cotton velvet that softens with use, deepens with age, and catches light like nothing else in your wardrobe.
Generous enough to fit a 17" laptop, a yoga mat strapped through the handles, or a weekend's worth of essentials — and beautiful enough that you'll keep reaching for it long after the trend has passed.
Each velvet tote is printed before being stitched, and small variations between pieces are inherent to handmade work. We see this as a feature, not a flaw — your velvet tote bag is genuinely one of a kind.
Shop our hero pieces: The Tibetan Tiger Tote in Velvet (our most-loved velvet tote bag), The Jungle Tote in Velvet, The Velvet Leopard Tote, and The Striped Velvet Tote.
Available across our most-loved prints — Tibetan Tiger, Jungle, Leopard, Stripes, and Ikat.
Cotton velvet is natural cotton woven with a short plush pile. It's significantly softer than synthetic (polyester) velvet, deeply pigmented, and ages beautifully with use. Most mass-market velvet bags use synthetic velvet because it's cheaper to produce; we use cotton velvet because it feels different in the hand, holds colour better, and improves with age rather than wearing through.
The velvet tote is your occasion-meets-everyday piece. A few styling rules:
Every CYC velvet tote is 18 × 18 inches (45 × 45 cm) with a 25-inch (65 cm) strap drop. That gives you:
The quilted construction holds shape without bulk — the bag stands up on its own when set down.
The velvet tote is the gift for the partner who needs a beautiful work bag, the friend who's just had a baby and wants something that doesn't read as a nappy bag, the new graduate setting up their first grown-up wardrobe. It's the soft heirloom edition of the cotton tote — same shape, deeper pigment, slower wear.
Spot-clean with a damp cloth. Hang to refresh the velvet pile. Avoid the washing machine, which will flatten the velvet over time. For a deeper clean, very gentle hand wash on cold; do not wring; lay flat to dry. Velvet softens with use and deepens with age — yours will look better at year five than year one.
Each piece is printed onto plush cotton velvet, then quilted by hand. The velvet catches light differently depending on where the pile sits — you'll see small variations between bags in the same colourway. These are not flaws; they're the signature of real handcraft.
Every CYC velvet tote is 18 × 18 inches (45 × 45 cm) with a 25-inch (65 cm) strap drop — fits a 17-inch laptop, a rolled yoga mat, or weekly groceries.
Cotton velvet is natural cotton woven with a short plush pile. Softer than synthetic velvet, deeply pigmented, ages beautifully with use. Most mass-market velvet bags use polyester velvet; ours don't.
No — velvet should be spot-cleaned with a damp cloth and hung to refresh the pile. Avoid the machine, which flattens the velvet over time.
Cotton totes are lighter, washable, and designed for everyday active carry. Velvet totes are plush, deeper in pigment, and designed for slower or occasion use — the heirloom edition of the same prints.
Yes — a 17-inch laptop fits comfortably alongside daily essentials.
For our most-loved, The Tibetan Tiger Tote in Velvet. For an understated piece, The Striped Velvet Tote. For bold tropical, The Jungle Tote in Velvet.
Handmade by skilled artisans in small workshops in Rajasthan, India. Fair wage, ethical production. 10% of every purchase funds artisan welfare and seed-bank initiatives in the same communities.
✨ Plush velvet, bold prints, ethical hands. Made slow, carried often. ✨
Learn about hand-block-printing, the Rajasthan craft behind our collections →
Crushed velvet, conscious design. Our velvet tote bags are where bold texture meets spiritual style. Each one is handcrafted by artisans using ethical materials, designed to carry your essentials — and your essence.
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Our velvet totes aren’t just bags — they’re a whole mood. Handcrafted by artisans and finished with bold block prints, these beauties bring the drama without saying a word. Soft, spacious, and seriously photogenic, they’re made for the kind of days (and nights) where you need your essentialsandyour attitude.
Oh, and 10% of profits go to ethical and sustainable initiatives in India — because looking good and doing good should always go hand in hand.
