Vintage L.L. Bean Tote — Mini Burgundy & Navy Regimental Stripe

Vintage L.L. Bean Tote in burgundy and navy regimental stripe. Discover a rare piece of Americana with this highly coveted tote. Dating back to the Y2K era (late 1990s to early 2000s), this mini bag features the ultimate preppy color combination and is rare to find. Perfectly versatile, L.L. Bean's notoriously durable canvas tote is equally at home on a boat, at a tailgate, or slung over your shoulder for everyday errands. Ships free today from our Key West studio.

Product Details

• Size: Mini
• Dimensions: 7"H × 10"W × 6"D
• Closure: Zip top
• Material: 24 oz. cotton canvas
• Base: Double-layer, reinforced flat bottom
• Seams: Double-stitched with nylon
• Interior key strap: Yes
• Colorway: Burgundy & navy regimental stripe
• Condition: No rips, holes, tears, or stains
• Made in: Freeport, Maine, USA

How We Dated This Bag

• The stripe. This burgundy and navy regimental stripes ran in Bean's Y2K-era totes (late '90s to early 2000s)
• The rare mini size. Hard to come by and coveted by vintage connoisseurs.

Condition Notes

Stripe's still bright with limited fading. Zipper glides smooth. Canvas has that soft, broken-in hand that only comes from years of real use — not wear, just character. Tote still has a structure and stands straight even when empty. 

Construction

Heavy-duty 24 oz. cotton canvas, built the way Bean always built it: reinforced double-layer bottom, nylon-stitched seams at every overlap. This bag has already outlasted a couple of decades — it's not stopping now.

How to Style It

This is the grab-and-go size — beach day, farmers market, quick errands. The stripe does the talking: throw it over sneakers and a plain tee and it instantly reads collegiate, no extra effort required.

One of one vintage tote that's hard to replace.