This bag really is all that!!! The reviews are right on and the bag is soft, supple, great leather and just beautiful...BUT, is it just me or are the straps just not quite long enough???? this is featured as a shopper tote....that means should be carried on your shoulder...Just 3 more inches on the straps would do it for me...I am REALLY trying to love this bag but if it won't work, well....and now I am thinking, so I could just add on, I know leather working, but do I really want to pay this much and not be happy???
This purse is right under my arm....not really sure this will work for me.....great seller, though!

***UPDATE 05/14/08
Okay, this is the first full day of carrying the bag, and I need to say that while the straps are shorter than some of my previous bags, I am getting okay with this. It is comfortable on the shoulder and I am not feeling so claustophobic now...LOL!!! Different isn't bad, it's just.......different!

***UPDATE 05/31/08... Read more

I love, love, love this bag. It's absolutely GORGEOUS and the quality is seriously great. It's got that new leather smell and I've already gotten tons of compliments on it. I feel like this is a bag that I will be using 20 years from now, and it will just be more broken-in and special. If I could I would give it 10 stars instead of five!

This is just *the* most beautiful bag. I loved it in the photo and lusted for it several weeks before finally breaking down and buying it. I'm so glad I did! The first day I carried it, I had strangers stopping me to ask where I got it. My doctor had a fit over it and asked how to get one. It's just stunning, soft, buttery, roomy...and it looks way, way more expensive than its $300 price tag. We've all seen the gorgeous bags celebrities carry that retail for $1,500+...well, this one puts a lot of those bags to shame. I'm going to check back frequently to see what other beautiful item TL offers.