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  • Front full length view of upright Vintage L.L. Bean Tote — Mini Navy and yellow rugby Stripe canvas bag from the Y2K era.
  • Vintage L.L. Bean mini navy and yellow rugby stripe tote bag featuring a leather palm tree charm accessory on the handle.
  • Side profile view of Vintage L.L. Bean Tote — Mini Navy and yellow rugby Stripe showing the zip top closure and gusset seams.
  • Detailed close-up of a white leather tropical palm tree bag charm attached to the handle of a Vintage L.L. Bean Tote — Mini Navy and yellow rugby Stripe.
  • Close-up of the crisp interior L.L. Bean manufacturer label reading Made in Freeport, Maine, USA on a Vintage L.L. Bean Tote — Mini Navy and yellow rugby Stripe.
  • Angled top down three quarter view of Vintage L.L. Bean Tote — Mini Navy and yellow rugby Stripe canvas bag showing the opening.
  • Close up interior view of Vintage L.L. Bean Tote — Mini Navy and yellow rugby Stripe showing the white manufacturing tag and canvas key strap.
  • Symmetrical bottom view of Vintage L.L. Bean Tote — Mini Navy and yellow rugby Stripe highlighting the horizontal pattern placement.
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L.L. Bean

Vintage L.L. Bean Tote — Mini Navy & Yellow Rugby Stripe

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$195.00 USD
$195.00 USD
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This authentic Vintage L.L. Bean Tote — Mini Navy and yellow rugby Stripe is a rare piece of collectible Americana. Dating back to the iconic Y2K era (late 1990s to early 2000s), this sought-after vintage L.L. Bean boat and tote mini canvas bag features a striking navy blue and varsity yellow horizontal striped pattern that is incredibly hard to find on the collector's market. Perfectly versatile and built for a lifetime of heavy-duty use, this preppy style Y2K L.L. Bean canvas tote bag is equally at home on a sailboat, at a football tailgate, or slung over your shoulder as a daily grab-and-go mini purse. 
Includes 3-Piece Styling Kit - Twilly scarf, zip pouch and palm tree bag charm. 
This highly collectible piece of vintage New England style apparel ships free today from our Key West studio.

Product Details

  • Brand: L.L. Bean (Vintage)
  • Model: Boat and Tote / Zip-Top Canvas Bag
  • Size: Mini size (rare small canvas tote)
  • Dimensions: 7" H × 10" W × 6" D
  • Closure Type: Vintage YKK zip top closure
  • Material: Heavy-duty 24 oz. cotton canvas
  • Base: Double-layer, reinforced flat bottom
  • Seams: Double-stitched with rugged nylon threading
  • Interior Key Strap: Yes, built-in canvas key lanyard
  • Colorway: Navy blue & yellow rugby stripe pattern
  • Condition: Excellent vintage condition with no rips, holes, tears, or stains
  • Manufacturing Origin: Made in Freeport, Maine, USA (Authentic American-made vintage)

How We Dated This Bag

  • The Rugby Stripe: This specific navy and yellow rugby stripe variant ran exclusively in L.L. Bean's archival late '90s to early 2000s seasonal catalogs.
  • The Rare Mini Size: Genuine mini L.L. Bean totes from the Y2K era are notoriously difficult to track down, making them highly coveted by vintage handbag connoisseurs.

Condition Notes

The bold varsity stripes remain vibrant with beautifully limited fading and zero color bleeding. The heavy-duty canvas has that soft, broken-in hand feel that only comes from years of authentic history—not structural wear, just pure vintage character. The tote retains its robust structural integrity and stands completely straight and upright even when completely empty.

Construction

Crafted from rugged 24 oz. cotton canvas, this bag was engineered the way vintage Bean always built them: a reinforced double-layer bottom and nylon-stitched seams at every single overlap. This Y2K-era heavy canvas tote has already outlasted a couple of decades of real-world use, and it is ready to handle decades more.

How to Style It

This is your ultimate compact, grab-and-go mini bag for beach days, local farmers markets, or quick daily errands. The bold navy and yellow color blocking does all the stylistic heavy lifting: throw this classic preppy aesthetic tote over a crisp white tee, vintage denim, and leather sneakers to instantly pull off an effortless, old-money New England look.
One-of-one vintage canvas tote bag that is nearly impossible to replace.
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Meet the Maker

Coral Strands is a real, independent boutique in Key West, Florida. Karen spent three decades as an advertising executive — starting at Leo Burnett in Chicago — before building a second business from scratch as a caterer featured on Cooking Channel and in Martha Stewart. Every Boatkin is hand-packed in our Key West studio and ships within 24 business hours.

Have a question? Easy text help is a few taps away — reach our Key West team directly at (305) 767-3185.

Planning a group trip? Book a private Custom Tote Decorating Experience for 4 or more and design your own one-of-a-kind Boatkin together.

The Coral Strands Promise

Your Questions Answered: We are a real, independent boutique based in Key West, Florida. Easy text help available at 305-767-3185, or ask about our private Custom Tote Decorating Experience — details under the Classes tab.

Gift Ready: Every single Boatkin is hand-curated and packed with premium tissue — ready to impress right out of the box.

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Return Policy - We want you to love your purchase. But if for any reason it’s not the right fit for your style, we are happy to assist with a return for store credit within 14 days of delivery.

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