This is funny on so many levels: “Atlanta native Jess Graves, a creative director and author of the shopping newsletter, The Love List, said that she knew former sorority sisters in college who would soften canvas bags like the L.L.Bean Boat and Tote by brushing them with sandpaper, then throwing them in the laundry inside out. Since these totes are first received as “bid day” presents by new members, their trashed appearance implies a storied history of wear and tear.”

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