Finally, a backpack handbag that holds all my stuff and looks good doing it. I haven't had it long but I've already gotten a lot of compliments. I'm really hard on my bags and it still looks like new.What I really liked: Quality leather and solid construction. This is a beautiful bag. I bought it in black leather. It's so nice and smooth and the style is very classy for a backpack. Even when it's packed full, it doesn't look like it.
The leather straps are very comfortable and surprizingly strong. I don't have to worry about them breaking. About the length of the straps, I'm not that tall but I do have longer torso and broader shoulders, so I have them buckled on the last hole. But if you are shorter or have narrower shoulders, or a smaller body frame, you should be able to adjust them to make them shorter without having an excessive amount of extra strap hanging down.
The two side u-zip pockets, which were billed as being for water bottle or umbrella actually were more perfect for holding my regular glasses and sunglasses hard cases. My hydration bottle is 24oz and too big anyway, so I just clip it to the carry loop at the top.
The middle front u-shaped zip section has a slot that can hold both my personal Droid 4 cell phone and my iPhone for work. There's also room for my earbud case and slots for business cards. I actually like the location of the 2 pen loops on the top of the zip flap. It keeps them easily accessible and even fits my larger pens.
The lower front zip pocket is a lot tighter but it's wide enough to hold a lot of small incidentals like lip balm, gum, barrettes, work badge.
The main compartment has a u-shaped zip with double zipper, which is much more convenient than a single zip. Inside has a padded laptop section that can hold not only my 14" ultrabook or iPad and/or Nook tablet. It's even wide enough to hold both a laptop and a regular size notebook.or magazines. The rest of the main compartment is roomy enough to hold my makeup case, large wallet and coupon organizer with room for other things like snacks, mail or small notebook.
It is a little on the heavy side, but the quality is worth it. And because it's a backpack, the weight is more easy to carry than a shoulder or hand bag. I use it as my every day handbag.
This backpack is almost perfect. The interior lining is high quality, but it's black. It's much easier to find things in a large bag with a lighter color lining like silver or yellow. The carry loop is nice and bigger than on most bags, but I almost wish it was even longer so I could loop it over my suitcase carry handle in order to stack my bags when traveling. And last but not least, I would have liked a hidden zipper pocket on the back for securing valuable or sensitive items like passport or jewelry or even slip wallet. Even so, this bag meets or exceeds most of my needs. I'm really glad I bought it and I would highly recommend it to anyone who prefers a backpack bag to a handbag.
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