I LOVE bags! Ok.. and shoes (but we'll stick to the bag).  Before I buy a bag I usually read all the reviews before I decide if I can live with any perceived  shortcomings.  I am very picky because no matter how pretty a bag is, if it is inconvenient to carry (too big, too small, can never find anything or no outside zip pocket) then I get frustrated end up tossing it in the closet. While there were some negative reviews like &#34;it's too big&#34; , &#34;it had an odor&#34;, or &#34;the zipper broke&#34;. I found this NOT to be the case.  I like a bigger bag (not a huge one) as I have to carry way too much stuff, but most of all I want my bag to be eye catching and a statement to my fashion sense. This bag has it ALL! I went back and forth between the red and the black and settled on the black. I LOVE this bag!  It's just the right size, it had no odor and it was well made. I like that it can be carried multiple ways, whether with the short straps (which are long enough to actually use and not strangle your armpit) or with the adjustable long strap that allows you to carry it in the kinda U shape of the picture pushed down, or with the zippered closure at the top of the bag pulled up more and the pretty studding showing.  The bag material is smooth and soft and the studded bows at the end are eye catching.  I may go back and order the red! Everyone is different, but If you like some of the same things as I do, you cant go wrong. I a;wasy find pitures helpful so here are a few shoing different ways to carry