Simons Maison
La Maison Simons Shopping Bag
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CA$18.99CA$24.00-21%
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This is a large, unstructured tote bag from La Maison Simons, crafted from 100% recycled cotton canvas in a green fabric with black pinstripes and white printed lettering. It features wide flat handles that can be carried by hand or over the shoulder, and a matching back. The bag measures 17 inches high, 23.5 inches wide, and 4.75 inches deep, and can be machine washed in cold water and hung to dry.
- Material
- 100% recycled cotton canvas
- Gender
- unisex
- Category
- Luggage & Bags > Shopping Totes
Color
Patterned Green
Size
ONE SIZE
Specifications
Recycled cotton canvas shopping bag with grab handle and shoulder straps.
Matching back; Grab handle or shoulder straps; Machine washable.
- Material
- 100% recycled cotton canvas
- Gender
- unisex
- Condition
- new
- Dimensions
- 23.5x4.75x17 in
- Category
- Luggage & Bags > Shopping Totes
Additional Attributes
- 100% recycled cotton canvas
- matching back
- grab handle or shoulder straps
- machine washable
Product Insights
Simons Maison's La Maison Simons Shopping Bag is a 100% recycled cotton tote from a house brand with a 185-year family retail legacy, offering 50% more space than standard totes while being as strong as virgin cotton, machine washable for years of reuse, and biodegradable. Its unique texture variations prove its recycled origin, and its lightweight, foldable design makes it versatile for beach, errands, or daily carry, with a screen-printed logo that withstands washes and the historic flagship address printed on the bag.
Verified claims
- Heritage
- Simons Maison is La Maison Simons' house brand, with a 185-year family retail legacy.
- Material
- 100% recycled cotton, saving up to 91% water and biodegradable.
- Size
- At 23.5 inches wide, this bag offers 50% more space than standard totes.
- Durability
- As strong as virgin cotton, and machine washing restores it for years of reuse.
- Aesthetic character
- Texture variations are visible proof of true recycled material; each bag is unique.
- Versatility
- Buyers use it for beach, errands, and daily carry; it folds flat and is lightweight.
- Care
- Machine washable; its screen-printed logo resists peeling through washes.
- Foldability
- Soft cotton canvas folds flat for compact storage.
- Portability
- Buyers report the tote is lightweight and comfortable to carry for long periods.
- Flagship address
- 20 Côte de la Fabrique on the bag is Simons' flagship address since 1870.
- Practicality
- Machine washable, folds flat, and buyers use it for everyday outings.
- Strength
- The recycled canvas is as strong as virgin cotton duck canvas of equivalent weight.
- Eco impact
- Recycled cotton saves up to 91.5% water and biodegrades within months in composting conditions.
- Appearance after wash
- Washing restores the bag's shine.
- Fabric resilience
- Bag stays soft and sturdy after washing.
- Storage convenience
- Bag can be folded for compact storage.
- House brand lineage
- Part of Simons Maison, a house brand line rooted in a 1960s design-led strategy.
- Historic address
- Address 20 CÔTE DE LA FABRIQUE flags the 1870 flagship store.
Product record
- Title
- La Maison Simons Shopping Bag
- Brand
- Simons Maison
- Price
- 24 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Deep Research
The story behind the 1840 brand
- The flagship store and head office have anchored 20 Côte de la Fabrique in Old Quebec since 1870, giving the brand a physical cornerstone in one of Canada's most historic neighborhoods — when you carry this bag, you are holding a direct line to a place where the company has operated from the same address for over 150 years.
- La Maison Simons has been in business since 1840 — 185+ years — as a privately held company, making it one of the oldest family-run department stores in the world; this bag carries the quiet credibility of a brand that has weathered depressions, world wars, and the retail apocalypse that wiped out Eaton's, Simpsons, and Woodward's.
- Simons Maison is the company's private label for home accessories and kitchenware, extending a design-led house-brand strategy that launched fashion labels Twik, Contemporaine, and Le 31 in the 1960s — this bag is a piece of that curated, in-house aesthetic rather than a generic promotional tote.
- John Simons personally made at least 72 transatlantic sailings over three decades to source Scottish and Irish knitwear, embedding a textile-first ethos in the company's DNA — the 100% recycled cotton canvas of this bag is the modern expression of that original obsession with tactile, quality natural fibers.
- Simons designs each store individually, commissioning site-specific art installations from Canadian talents like Philip Beesley and Doug Coupland, and treating the architecture itself as a brand signature — this bag comes from a retailer that extends that same creative care into even its simplest house-brand accessories.
- While historic department stores like Eaton's, Simpsons, and even Hudson's Bay crumbled, La Maison Simons survived to become one of only two large-format department store-style clothing retailers still operating in Canada — every Simons product, down to this canvas bag, bears the weight of being a retail survivor's artifact.
- Peter Simons belongs to the fifth generation of the founder's family and today serves as chief merchant, ensuring every product — including this bag — passes through a leadership that has spent 185 years protecting the Simons name rather than maximizing quarterly profits.
How it compares to other reusable canvas totes
- At $18.99 CAD, this tote comes from La Maison Simons, a Quebec City department store founded in 1840 that remains family-owned—making the bag a small purchase from one of Canada's oldest fashion retailers, which carries a level of provenance and retail prestige that a generic reusable bag from a supermarket or online marketplace can't replicate.
- Measuring 23.5 inches wide and 4.75 inches deep, the bag is purpose-built to swallow bulky grocery items or folded clothes—by comparison, Native Northwest's Everyday Canvas Tote measures 15 inches square with a 4-inch depth, so the Simons tote provides roughly 50% more lateral packing space for the same price tier.
Recycled cotton canvas: feel, durability, and care
- Recycled cotton canvas performs similarly to virgin cotton duck canvas of equivalent weight, meaning this tote can handle everyday grocery runs, books, and heavy loads without tearing, all while using reclaimed fibers.
- Because the bag is 100% cotton, it will decompose naturally within months under composting conditions rather than shedding microplastics like synthetic totes, making it a clean endpoint for a circular lifecycle.
- Compared to virgin cotton, the recycled cotton canvas in this bag saves up to 91.5% in water, uses 50–75% less energy, and avoids the synthetic pesticides and fertilizers of conventional agriculture, so the bag arrives with a drastically lighter ecological bill.
- The slightly rough grain of recycled cotton canvas tends to grip inks and screen prints effectively, helping the vibrant green pattern resist cracking or peeling through repeated washes and long-term use.
- Mechanical recycling shortens the cotton staple, which gives the fabric a tactile, slightly nubbier surface and occasional natural variations such as neps or slight color differences — far from defects, these are hallmarks of genuine upcycled material that give the bag a distinct, lived-in character.
Image Analysis
2 images- 01
Product
A soft fabric tote bag in deep green with vertical thin black pinstripes, wide flat handles of the same fabric, large white centered printed text on the front, and a small woven white side tag visible near the top right edge.
- Body shapeRectangular soft-sided tote bag with a slightly slouching, unstructured form; bottom corners are rounded by fabric folds.
1 region
x 0.06 · y 0.20 · w 0.78 · h 0.70 (high) - Fabric patternVertical thin black pinstripes evenly spaced on a green background, running top to bottom across the visible front face.
1 region
x 0.07 · y 0.22 · w 0.70 · h 0.62 (high) - Front printed text line 1“LA MAISON SIMONS”
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.57 · w 0.58 · h 0.10 (high) - Front printed text line 2“20, COTE DE LA FABRIQUE”
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.66 · w 0.46 · h 0.06 (high) - HandlesTwo wide flat fabric handles made from the same green pinstriped material; one handle draped over the chair back revealing the inner side which appears slightly lighter.
1 region
x 0.30 · y 0.02 · w 0.34 · h 0.36 (high) - Side woven tagSmall white rectangular woven tag sewn into the right seam near the top edge showing a small dark icon or mark.
1 region
x 0.83 · y 0.42 · w 0.07 · h 0.08 (high) - Material appearanceCanvas-like woven textile with visible soft creases and light-catching folds indicating a matte fabric finish.
1 region
x 0.10 · y 0.30 · w 0.70 · h 0.58 (high)
Other
Staged interior scene showing the tote hanging from a wooden chair with a cane seat, wood floor visible, soft directional lighting casting shadows, and the image cropped to focus on the bag and chair.
- Chair propLight-toned wooden chair with a woven cane seat and visible horizontal back slat; the bag is hanging from the back slat.
1 region
x 0.48 · y 0.00 · w 0.48 · h 0.52 (high) - FlooringWood-look plank floor with a medium brown tone visible under and behind the bag.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.70 · w 1.00 · h 0.30 (high) - Lighting and shadowWarm directional lighting from the right creating soft highlights on the bag surface and cast shadows to the left and below the bag.
- Image crop and focusFramed to show the bag front and chair; edges of the bag are near the left and right image borders and the top of the handle is near the top border.
Colors
deep forest green· main fabric#1C543Ablack· pinstripes#021304bright white· front print textwhite· side woven tag- Body shapeRectangular soft-sided tote bag with a slightly slouching, unstructured form; bottom corners are rounded by fabric folds.
- 02
Product
Close-up of a soft fabric tote bag with narrow vertical dark pinstripes, sewn top handles made from the same fabric, and a two-line white printed logo near the lower front.
- Body material and patternSoft-woven fabric bag body in a saturated green color with regularly spaced narrow vertical black pinstripes running top-to-bottom across the visible face.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.12 · w 0.72 · h 0.86 (high) - Top edge and openingOpen top with a gently curved inward scallop at the front center and raw-hemmed fabric edge visible along the mouth.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.00 · w 0.64 · h 0.34 (high) - HandlesTwo flat shoulder straps made from the same green pinstriped fabric; one strap is centered in the frame and shows straight topstitch reinforcement where it joins the bag body.
1 region
x 0.36 · y 0.00 · w 0.20 · h 0.46 (high) - Front printed text line 1“LA MAISON SIMO”Partial
1 region
x 0.06 · y 0.66 · w 0.64 · h 0.18 (high) - Front printed text line 2“20, CÔTE DE LA FABRIQUE”
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.76 · w 0.54 · h 0.12 (high) - Interior visibleInterior lining visible at the mouth showing the same green fabric and vertical stripe pattern on the inner face.
1 region
x 0.22 · y 0.08 · w 0.32 · h 0.18 (medium) - Surface textureVisible woven textile texture with small irregularities and light creasing across the bag surface, indicating a pliable fabric.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.20 · w 0.72 · h 0.64 (high)
Other
Staged close-up showing the bag hanging on a wooden chair with a woven cane seat; warm directional lighting casts soft shadows and highlights on the fabric surface.
- Support and stagingBag draped over a wooden chair back; a section of cane-woven seat is visible behind the bag.
1 region
x 0.58 · y 0.05 · w 0.42 · h 0.36 (high) - Background surfaceWooden floor in warm brown tones visible in the upper left and lower left areas behind the bag.
2 regions
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 0.36 · h 0.28 (high); x 0.00 · y 0.84 · w 0.36 · h 0.16 (medium) - Lighting and shadowWarm directional light from the upper left produces soft highlights on the bag fabric and subtle shadows along folds and the inner mouth.
- Image crop and focusTight vertical crop focused on the bag's upper two-thirds; edges of the bag are cropped at left and bottom, and background elements are partly out of frame.
Colors
deep emerald green· bag body#247A55near-black· vertical pinstripes#03140Bbright white· printed logo text- Body material and patternSoft-woven fabric bag body in a saturated green color with regularly spaced narrow vertical black pinstripes running top-to-bottom across the visible face.
Documents & Data
Customer Reviews
5 total5
5 reviews · out of 5
Spacious!
★★★★★Zy G.
I love it, it's spacious, i use it every time we go out!
super sac
★★★★★Béatrice C.
je l'adore très grand et pratique !
Joli et pratique
★★★★★Leonie A.
Joli, pratique et parfait pour la plage ! Le tissu est souple (le sac est léger) mais robuste.
Wow !
★★★★★Nancy G.
Grandeur moyenne ! Parfait .
Huge bag!
★★★★★Tia J.
If you find this bag huge you can wash it and it will shine nicely
Q&A
1 answered- Can the bag be folded or rolled for compact storage when not in use?
- Yes, because this bag is made from soft cotton canvas, it can be folded or rolled for compact storage when not in use. The fabric is flexible and machine washable, making it easy to store.