Pull out the Larousse: you’ll run out of the superlatives you’ll need to describe this Classic French Market Bag. Maybe the company that makes it says it best: Le IT BAG écolo (the ecological IT BAG).

Whether you’re at the Marché Raspail or Rue de Buci, you’ll see the net bag on the arm of almost every shopper. Chic as Chanel, it’s eminently practical: it takes up hardly any space in a purse or tote, is machine washable, durable, inexpensive, and made of 100% cotton.

The bag is manufactured by a textile company based in Normandy that since 1860 has been a manufacturer of nets and cords and hammocks (and candle wicks!).

The company states: “We want to give meaning to our profession as a manufacturer and convey values that are close to our heart and in which we deeply believe: Authenticity, Openness and Commitment.

• Authenticity (respecting and perpetuating the textile skills inherited through generations);

• Openness ('Our team is like our clients, the profiles are very diverse, all ages, all origins and experiences are represented');

• Commitment (Employing and training people with disabilities—'on each bag you’ll find the name of the seamstress who sewed your net' and protecting the environment)."

Traditional off-white; 15.75” x 15.75” (expanded size); Imported from France.