You look like a successful career woman with promising employment opportunities and lots of essentials to carry on your person. You are ambitious and goal-oriented—not to mention grown—so you need a professional day bag to help organize your upward mobility. A bag with confidence and poise can do a lot to get you noticed and taken seriously, so it's time to ditch the hobo bag.

The Mini Écolière Urbania bag by Montreal's C Comme Ça is your ticket to professional ass-kicking. Large enough to carry a 13" Macbook Pro and other necessities like your work Blackberry and a stuffed day planner, the Urbania is as functional as it is smart-looking.

The body of the bag is constructed from a mix of materials: the base is made of a thick grey German wool felt, while the back, flap and straps of the bag are made from Italian full-grain vegetable tanned leather. The reserved nude of the cowhide juxtaposes nicely with the strong grey of the pressed wool felt, which is also water-repellent, shock-absorbent and soft to the touch.

Made in Canada, the Mini Écolière Urbania bag is available online at Victoire Boutique. Drop into the shop's new location on the Ossington strip (the first outside of their native Ottawa) for other quirky career women essentials like ballet flats, artisanal eyeglasses, and demure lace blouses. 

$285. Available online at Victoire Boutique, 129 A Ossington Ave., 416-588-6978