I don't find my giant hobo to be too big at all and I am 5 foot 2 and very petite. Most of the time, I only have a small wallet, cell phone, keys and sunglasses in my bag and I absolutely adore it. But the good thing is, if I need to stash a bunch of kid stuff, this bag looks great either way. It gets very soft and slouchy almost immediately. Definitely a keeper. Wish Balenciaga would come out with a regular hardware version...