Nobody marks it on a calendar. They just all seem to know the week.
It's not the weather
Sarasota stays warm past August. If the rule were about temperature, straw would last into November. It isn't the heat that ends it.
The tell is in the weave
A straw tote is built for one hard season of sun and salt. Past a point, the fibers loosen and the color goes flat instead of golden.
She clocks it instantly
The way you'd notice a run in stockings. No thinking required — just a look the bag gets, right before it stops holding up its end of an outfit.
What replaces it
Never another straw bag. A woven leather tote — same hand-worked texture, built to travel into October and beyond.
See the woven totes
Cognac and sage green, woven by hand from full-grain Italian leather.