"I needed a decent sized evening bag and this one worked for me. I was able to stuff it with all the essentials for going out and managed to be able to close it. It was not perhaps as nice as the picture would have you believe, but in a dimly lit restaurant or club, who would notice? The shoulder strap came in handy for hanging the clutch on the hook in the ladies room, but I carried it as a clutch most of the time. As a basic black evening bag it works, but I would probably get something fancier if I needed a clutch for a very fancy occasion."