Questions about this piece
Can you wear a croc-embossed bag with other prints?
Yes, as long as you treat the croc as a texture rather than a print. Embossing is pressed into the material in the same color as the bag, so from a few feet away it reads as a solid and sits comfortably next to stripes, florals or plaid in a way a truly printed bag would not. The one pairing to avoid is a second animal texture, like snake-embossed shoes, because then the two compete. This one is croc-embossed in black, which makes it the quiet piece in an outfit that already has something going on.
How do you clean a textured or embossed bag?
Start with a soft dry brush worked across the grain, because dust settles into the low parts of the texture where a flat wipe never reaches. Follow with a barely damp cloth and dry it right away rather than letting water sit down in the grooves. Skip leather conditioner and anything containing alcohol, neither of which belongs on a coated surface. On a glossy embossed finish like this one, scrubbing hard is what dulls the shine, so keep the pressure light and let the brush get into the texture for you.
Do you still need to carry a wallet with this bag?
Probably not. There are two card pockets built into the inside, plus a zip pocket, so your cards and cash can go straight in and the wallet can stay home. That matters more here than it would on a bigger bag, because this one is 4.5 inches tall, 7.75 wide and only 2.25 deep, and a folded wallet would take up most of that depth by itself. The room you get back goes to your phone, which this bag is sized to take even at the larger phone sizes. A slide pocket on the back holds whatever you want to reach without unsnapping the flap.