I A-L-M-O-S-T bought that metallic Betty shopper... and then I saw the total, with tax and everything, and it was almost a grand and I just couldn't make myself do it. Of course, I now have to go back and look at the Edith in Ivory. How big is it to carry? Can you really sling it over a shoulder? Who has one? How do you use it? (My resolve is m-e-l-t-i-n-g...)