now that I bought my first Kelly...I need help

Dec 14, 2006
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How do I wear her??? Do I close the flap and leave the straps hanging??? Do I close the flap and straps??? Do I close the straps and leave the flap open??? I have no idea??? HELP PLEASE!!!
 
Close the flap and put the straps on. You can leave the flaps open, but I'm too anal to do that. I don't think it's a good idea to put the straps on and then close the flap over it. I think someone on here said it causes to much stress on the turnlock?
 
I always close my Kelly each time but I always wear her with the shoulder strap attached; I find this helps a lot to support her weight and leaves both hands free if necessary to sort her out. I don't usually use the shoulder strap for carrying her, I just have it attached to help me out occasionally and I think it looks nice and casual like this. If I think I will need some change or keys handy, I often just carry these in my coat or jacket pocket to save me the bother if it's for a cup of coffee or something requiring a small amount of change.
 
Since I have a sellier Kelly as well, I prefer to keep my straps closed over the flap. If it was a retourne, I wouldn't mind keeping the straps open since the bag has more of a casual looking style.
 
I wear mine every which way depending on my mood and how often i need to access what is inside. I read about over-stressing the turnlock as HG mentioned so I try not to leave the flaps undone so often and certainly not when the bag is heavy. I hardly ever stuff my Kellys though. I really streamlined my life after I decided to use Kellys on a daily basis.
Visually I prefer the look of the Kelly all closed up, so that is how I wear it most of the time.
 
I wear my Sellier Kellys the same as H_addict, too. I love the casual and elegant look of the straps hanging down. I never close the straps over the flap unless I'm storing her away in her sleeper.