The best beach bags are totes in raffia, mesh and woven straw, picked to skip the sticker shock. I pulled mesh, woven and beaded totes from STAUD, Cult Gaia, AQUA, Madewell and Clare V.

Best Beach Bags: Raffia, Mesh and Woven Totes
The best part? They're all under $500.
The best straw beach bags bring texture and plenty of room to a sunny-day outfit. This selection ranges from STAUD's Christos Large Mesh Tote and Cult Gaia's Mercier Woven Tote to an exclusive woven straw tote, a beaded tote, Madewell's Sandy Tote, and a handknotted striped style. I went deeper on a related idea in Everyday and Travel Bags: Totes, Crossbodies and Beach Bags.

Christos Large Mesh Tote Bag
STAUD

Mercier Woven Tote
Cult Gaia

Woven Straw Tote Bag - Exclusive
AQUA

Beaded Tote
Madewell

Sandy Tote
Clare V.

Handknotted straw tote bag in stripe
J.Crew

Large Georgica Crochet Tote
MZ Wallace

Straw Basket Bag
Liffner

The Nickerson - Canvas
KULE

Mira Tote Bag
lemlem

Michael Kors X Christina Zimpel Large Cotton Canvas Tote Bag
Michael Kors

Small Anchor Canvas Tote Bag
JW Anderson

Paros Tote Bag
Mar Y Sol

Barcelona Small Tote
Vince

Printed cotton canvas tote bag
Alémais

Large Canvas Tote - Exclusive
AQUA

The Capri Tote
Poolside Bags

Bando Tote
BTB Los Angeles

Playa Tote
Bembien

East West Large Straw Beach Tote Bag
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