This bag is sleek, stylish, and fits everything I need for my workday, so I don’t even need a purse. The handles and hardware are sturdy and adjustable. The shoulder strap is redundant for me, since I just sling the two handles over my shoulder, but it is detachable and adjustable as well, and has a nylon lining on the shoulder side for comfort when carrying. There is a decent sized laptop/tablet pocket (15″ w x 10″ h x 1.5″ d) with an elastic strap that keeps everything secured and attaches to the velcro on the outer side of the pocket. My laptop is 14-15″ and fits fine. There is a smaller slim pocket within the strap for the laptop pocket (11″ w x 7″ h, no depth to speak of). I don’t use it for much, but I will never complain about more pockets.
Next there is a huge (16″ w x 10.5″ h x 2″ d) space for cords, accessories, notebooks, etc, and includes a mesh pocket on each side.
As if that weren’t enough storage space, there is an inner zipper pocket in the middle (12″ w x 9″ h). I like to put the items that would normally go in my purse in this compartment so I can zip it up and keep it out of sight.
Finally, there is another open space (14″ w x 9-10″ h) with a wall pocket (two of these are about 3.5″ w x 5″ d, then there are two individual pen slots) for pens, marker, highlighters, calculators, chewing gum, whatever, and another zipper pocket (7″ w x 6-6.5″ d), in case you were running out of places to put everything you own.
There are no outside pockets, which is fine, because see above, and it keeps the sleek look in tact. I have a cute little matching skinny scarf tied to one of the handle ends to give it a little something extra, but it really doesn’t need that touch to make it super cute and fun to carry.
Five stars was a no-brainer.