As a purse this exceeded my expectations. Knowing it had a nylon exterior, I expected it would be filmsy, but it wasn't. It's collapsible, of course, but has more sturdiness than I expected because of the cloth lining. The two front-facing pockets with magnetic closures have limited usefulness, I think,  but there is also a zippered pocket kind of concealed on the outside of the purse right behind these two.  On the other side there is another zippered pocket running across the length of the outside front.  Nice design, with a variety of zippered pockets, inside and out, impressive in such a relatively small, and inexpensive nylon bag.<br /><br />I was so glad to find a shoulder bag this size--not small, but smaller than any I have, a nice &#34;medium&#34; size.I also like that there is no flap on top--just the zipper across the top giving a quick and direct access. Inside there are  two &#34;open&#34; pouches on one side and a zippered pouch on the other. Sometimes it seems a little difficult to open wide enough to search for things (the interior is also black) but the zipper goes completely across the top from one side to the other, so that's probably a matter of getting used to a bag this size, about 9&#34; across.<br /><br />The burgundy and purple ones look like nice colors and at the time I purchased this, they were $3 less expensive. But I wanted black, to double as a camera bag (with some Velcro and pads added inside--I've been through so many and dthis is great, and about $40 less than the closest thing--not as good--that I was looking for.)  The only negative is that the shoulder strap is about twice as wide as ost people would probably like, and doubled over, too. At least its sturdy, but it takes a little away from the nice design of the bag. (Again, a perfectly fine strap for a camera bag). Great price. A nice find.