I actually have a different experience. I bought it last year and I love it, I use it everyday.
I'm 5'3 and prefer bigger bags in general so I never considered if it would look big on my frame.
It's the perfect size to fit my laptop and a bit of extras like charger, wallet, etc...
I travel a lot and it's a really good hard wearing bag. I love the fact that I can safely close the bag and put it the overhead cabin in the airplane without having to worry much about it.
The bag itself is very light, although for sure it can get heavy with my laptop and bits in it. For me the shoulder strap is a life saver, I could not carry it for long periods just with the short strap.
It's definitely my best buy from last year.
Sorry for the blurry dirty mirror picture, this was as soon as it came home
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