Kipling Elysia Metallic Shoulder Bag

This is the best purse/small travel bag. Easy to stash my iPad, iPhone, and kindle. Many pockets make it easy to organize and the zippers are sturdy and strong. Along with the electronics it easily fits my wallet and keys with room to spare. The canvas material is easy to clean and the entire bag can be placed in the washer to be cleaned. Excellent value for the price.

I really like this bag, it is amazing for going out in the city for a full day and I often use it while traveling or going out with friends. It is the perfect size bag, durable, and holds so much! I've gotten many compliments on it and use it so often, so I think it is worth the money (especially since I got it on sale). I love the blue color and it is so stylish and can be held multiple ways and customized with keychains/pins.

Excellent lightweight bag that I use for travel as well as my everyday running around and errands purse. I have bad arthritis in my shoulders that flares up on occasion, so this is just the ticket. Very strong and secure zipper, so great to secure items when traveling. NO IT IS NOT METALLIC. I would consider this a soft shade of black. No metallic involved. One of the colors, a silvery beige, is indeed slightly metallic, but not the black. Due to soft material, very roomy and accommodates just about anything you need to carry (ex travel umbrella / bottle of water and etc). My first bag lasted for about 5 yrs and finally stared to look a bit "old", so have just purchased a replacement. OH, I love that they can be thrown in the wash, cold water, gentle cycle and hang-dry. GREAT after a trip.

This purse was a rockstar on our recent trip from the US to Germany/France/Switzerland. It is the perfect size. I used it as my personal carry on. This purse is roomy enough to hold everything for 8 hours worth of flight time (passport/wallet/phone/earphones/earplugs/meds/ipad/chargers/eye mask/lip balm, snacks, etc). I also used it daily for 10 days worth of all day sightseeing. I lived out of the purse from 8am to 10pm. It is well made. It has a ton of zipped pockets. The zippers are sturdy and move easily. It has well made handles as well as a detachable strap.

I was lookig for a new everyday pocketbook, my current bag is leather and a bit heavy on it's own (not to mention really worn). The strap didn't sit right on my shoulder and bothered me all the time. I'm very difficult to buy pocketbooks for and wanted something that was about the same size as what I currently have (I don't like those gargantuan bags woman use, hanging off their elbow). I found this and thought it would work fo me, it had a few pockets for storing items safely as well as both a shoulder strap and elbow strap (which I wanted). It wasn't leather so it would not be as heavy as my other bad. I'm very pleased with this, fits all my stuff easily, not too heavy. I happen to have my messenger bag/briecase in a Kipling also, very happy with that too. Just wish they made this and other items in a nice brown color (caramel, or cafe au lait, or mocha, etc. Whatever you can it)

UPDATE:The black purse (my new travel bag) arrived today. It is just as wonderful as the Grey Gris. All the compartments have a grey-ish lining so you can see what's inside. And I mean ALL the compartments! Even the front and back zippered sections have the grey-ish lining! No more black hole! Kipling, you are awesome!ORIGINAL REVIEW:Is anyone else on a forever quest to find the right purse? It's a never-ending "Oh, this is a great bag!"... until it's not.I have been using a large Coach carryall for going "out" and a waist pack for going to work and running errands. Wearing a waist pack to travel to work is fine. But snapping it on and off while running errands is getting on my nerves.While out of town last week, I saw a Baggallini bag that was cute and large enough to be called a purse. But then I read some reviews that the quality was not what it used to be, so I skipped buying it. I really wanted a purse to replace my waist pack for errands, so I started my quest...again, and looked at Kipling. I have purchased other Kipling products over the years...backpacks, wallets, waist packs, a messenger bag, and they are high-quality. I still have several of them.I came across the Elysia crossbody. The size seemed right and I liked the compartments. It has good reviews. The purse arrived two days ago. My goodness! I just love it. It is so lightweight and comfortable. It fits everything I need to put in a purse. And it's cute - it looks great!!Both the shoulder straps and crossbody strap are comfortable. But I have shoulder pain so I switched the crossbody strap with a guitar-style purse strap because it distributes the weight better. I buy Art Tribute's purse straps because they are good quality and comfortable. Make sure you buy a strap with silver hardware.How much do I love this purse? After I put everything in it yesterday, I purchased the solid black purse for travel. The black signature embossed version of this purse is in my cart...along with a beautiful Art Tribute strap. That will be my fall/winter bag. I emptied out my Coach carryall and bagged it up for donating. It is as heavy empty as my new Kipling with everything in it.If you want a light weight, good-sized purse, this one is for you!

Nice and roomy body bag.

This is a practical bag to carry everyday - to work or shopping, anywhere. Very light and spacious and has many compartments. Love love love this!