Karl Lagerfeld and Marc Jacobs are fashion gods—legends in their own time, even. But they aren’t so chic that they can’t help you run errands. These tote bags, designed by Pattern People and sold by Hint magazine, immortalize the Kaiser and the King of Grunge in black ink and natural cotton canvas. We plan to bring Karl Lagerfeld along to Trader Joe’s with us and make him do the heavy lifting, carrying our copious amounts of almonds and guac up to our fourth floor walk-up. [$45, Hint Shop]

Pioneer of the “I’m Not A Plastic Bag” trend, Anya Hindmarch has a new tote bag design specifically for carrying your dry cleaning. We know this because it has the words “dry cleaning” next to a print of antique machinery. At $98, that’s way more expensive than the free hangers that usually come with your garments. Yet, using the bag has the benefit of being “green” (or something). What do you think? Cute idea? Or a waste? Leave your answers in the comments below. [$98, Net-a-porter.com]

Checkered, houndstooth, and flannel items are all the rage this season, so what better way to hop onto this trend that with an everyday item like a bag?  We bring to you the “Tati Grand Tote” by Mayle.  Available in two color combinations, this shopper is adorable and useful – plus it’s basically the cheapest thing you could ever get from the line. [$150, Mayle]

It used to be that the only “bag” a man would carry was a briefcase, and maybe a shopping bag if he bought something on his way home. Then came the metrosexual and that awesome Friends episode where Joey gets a man bag. Joey and any other guy who dared carry a bag were made fun of. These days, we have so many portable electronic devices that men might actually need some sort of vessel to put their computers, iPods, cameras, etc. in when transporting them from home to office and so forth. Unfortunately, some have taken the wearing of this accessory too far. Gentlemen, there are rules!

Lord knows your purse is filled with unnecessary items (oh what, like you think you really do need to carry around those two extra sweaters?). That said, it might be time to think about expansion. If you’re at least going to stuff your sack with extras, you might as well think about upgrading to a tote (or, if you’re die-hard), adding one to your load. Get the most use out of them now by lugging around your summer beach accessories in these friendly and affordable choices. Cute? Totes.