Thanks for all the nice comments! Its such a gorgeous shade of blue! And its got silver HW (which I prefer to gold) I couldn't resist! I hadn't seen it before my SA showed it to me, but I discovered that Saks carries it as well as Neimans.
I'm only 5 feet tall. Here are a few modeling pics for reference (please excuse my stocking feet!

) I've never had a problem carrying larger bags, in fact, most of my bags are pretty big. I'd say its about the same size as a Celine Mini Luggage or a Phillip Lim Pashli in the medium size. Because the leathers so soft, the bag has a nice slouch which I imagine will get even more pronounced the more the bag is carried & used. There is a smaller size if you really thought this size was too big for you
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The bag doesn't have an actual closure. Some people have said that they've tied the straps to keep the bag closed, but its really meant to lay pretty much the way I've got it shown here, with the top flaps flipped inward and the straps flipped over the top of the bag just hanging loose. When you do this, you get a natural closing of the bag (the front straps hang down and its the back straps that cause the bag to "close" because they're flipped up over the top of the bag - does that make sense?)