I see what you mean. It does look really good on shoulder on you. I’ve been leaning smaller lately so the smaller tote appealed to me visually. I think if shoulder straps can mostly hang down they’re not too distracting but if they stick out they can be hazardous around stair banners, door knobs, fences and such!I'm fairly short 5'2 so I thought the regular /larger will overwhelmed me. It didn't. The smaller size was a bit awkward as a tote - the double strap felt like it should be at least 1 inch long. I don't really use it as crossbody for both sizes as the 2 long handle looks off to me when the bag is worn crossbody but that's just me.