Questions about this piece
How do you clean a straw bag?
Spot clean it, and stop there. Straw bags are woven from dried plant or paper fiber, and soaking is what makes those strands swell, go soft and lose the shape they were woven into. A cloth barely damped with mild soap, worked along the weave rather than across it, is as far as you want to go. Blot instead of rubbing and let it dry away from direct heat. This one is 100% paper, so keep water off it.
What is the difference between a clutch and a crossbody bag?
A clutch has no strap and is carried in the hand or tucked under the arm. A crossbody hangs on a long strap that sits over one shoulder and down across the opposite hip, which frees both hands and keeps the bag from swinging while you walk. Neither is dressier by rule; the material tends to decide that. This bag converts between the two, so one purchase covers a lunch where you are carrying other things and a night out where you are not.
What size is this bag?
It measures 11 inches across and 8.5 inches tall. The width is the number that matters here: 11 inches is longer than most phones, so yours lies flat along the bottom instead of going in corner-first and propping the top open. It is 100% paper woven for a straw texture, in a mixed stripe, and it carries two ways.