Considering the fact that the TRUSS tote line came about after a trip to Mexico City, it comes as no surprise that the brand’s founders, Gillian Tozer and Elise Durbeq, are devoted jet setters. Their passion for travel encouraged the duo to create a line of woven totes that are durable enough for weekend trips, yet stylish enough to impress on an exotic getaway. Below, Gillian shares the inspiration behind the photos that she and Elise took while on vacay in Europe recently. TRUSS bags came in handy, of course.
In the slideshow above, you’ll see a tight selection of images taken from Elise and I’s trip through Europe this past July. These shots are essentially the B-Roll and they capture TRUSS IRL. We managed to get some shots at the market in the South of France, squashed inside of a storage unit at the Gare du Nord in Paris, at the gallery in London and, of course, at the beach.
Some of the images are a little left or right of the frame, or cut off completely. We played things safe this time and stuck to digital, we decided to make an homage to all of the crappy film rolls we’ve developed over the years. We are by no means photographers, but we’ve always spent time and money buying film cameras. Most of the time, we never rolled the film on right or we just took a million photos with the lens cap on—either way it was a total mess.
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TRUSS Diamond Pattern Medium Tote Bag tour de France!![]()
TRUSS Diamond Pattern Medium Tote Bag in navy/navy![]()
TRUSS in transit![]()
Fresh figs, tomatoes, and goats cheese in Croix Valmer![]()
At the Flower Market in London![]()
TRUSS inside a TRUSS inside in a TRUSS![]()
Croix Valmer on top!![]()
At the market in Croix Valmer![]()
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At the market in Croix Valmer![]()
Rineke Dijkstra at the Tate Modern![]()
Picasso at the
In the slideshow above, you’ll see a tight selection of images taken from Elise and I’s trip through Europe this past July. These shots are essentially the B-Roll and they capture TRUSS IRL. We managed to get some shots at the market in the South of France, squashed inside of a storage unit at the Gare du Nord in Paris, at the gallery in London and, of course, at the beach.
Some of the images are a little left or right of the frame, or cut off completely. We played things safe this time and stuck to digital, we decided to make an homage to all of the crappy film rolls we’ve developed over the years. We are by no means photographers, but we’ve always spent time and money buying film cameras. Most of the time, we never rolled the film on right or we just took a million photos with the lens cap on—either way it was a total mess.
Shop all TRUSS here
TRUSS Diamond Pattern Medium Tote Bag tour de France!
TRUSS Diamond Pattern Medium Tote Bag in navy/navy
TRUSS in transit
Fresh figs, tomatoes, and goats cheese in Croix Valmer
At the Flower Market in London
TRUSS inside a TRUSS inside in a TRUSS
Croix Valmer on top!
At the market in Croix Valmer
At the market in Croix Valmer
Rineke Dijkstra at the Tate Modern
Picasso at the