The black one is Gorgeous! It's the perfect black bag! It flirts with me every time I see it. I love how it lays when you carry it. At the beginnig I thought it was going to be too big but it's not. I agree about the E/W that you find at department stores, kind of small. The outlet E/W is the perfect medium. I have 2 of those that I got at TJMaxx, although have not carried them
I absolutely LOVE the black one. I even paid full price for it...HAHAHAHA. I try to never do that!!