It’s a debate as old as time: Are you team L.L. Bean Boat and Tote or Lands' End Canvas Pocket Tote? The two canvas bags, though similar, each have their own devoted followings. And yesterday, Katie Holmes staked her claim in one particular camp.

There was once a time when an affinity for barrel-leg jeans was all my closet had in common with Our Town star Katie Holmes 's. Now, fall has officially started, and the reigning queen of casual street style has deemed one of my all-time favorite canvas bags worthy of her famed New York City strolls.

Holmes's Monday morning tote bag is one I'm all-too-familiar with. Canvas totes—sometimes embroidered with my initials, other times with a cheeky acronym—have been a staple in