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Questions about this piece
Clutch or crossbody for a night out?
Crossbody if you will be standing, holding a drink or on a dance floor, and a clutch if you are seated at dinner and want nothing across your shoulder in photos. The practical argument for the crossbody is that a clutch gets set down, and setting it down is how bags get left behind. A bag that does both saves you from picking one. This one unclips, so it goes on as a crossbody for the walk in and comes off to be carried in your hand once you are at the table.
Will a phone fit in a small evening bag?
Usually, but measure the bag's width rather than trusting how big it looks, because a large phone runs about 6.5 inches tall and 3 inches wide and plenty of small bags are narrower than that across the opening. Hold your phone against the width measurement before you buy. This one is 8.25 inches wide and 6 inches tall, so a large phone lies across it rather than standing upright. It is 3.5 inches deep at the deepest point, which leaves room behind the phone for keys and a card case.
How is this bag organized inside?
Four separate spaces, which is more than you normally get in a bag this small. There are two open compartments, a third that zips closed, and a zip pocket on top of that for the things you do not want rolling around loose. The bag is 6 inches tall and 8.25 inches wide, 3.5 inches deep at its deepest and tapering up to a point at the top, so all the room sits at the bottom, which is how four compartments fit into something this size. A magnetic snap holds the front closed, the lining is printed, and the 3-inch metal ring doubles as the handle.





