I was actually looking for a shoulder bag to carry my over-sized rain umbrella; I hate having to busy my hands with holding the umbrella when not in use. This is the only thing I found, which, as I discovered, is not intended for this kind of umbrella. I had to cut a hole in one end to be able to fit my umbrella into the bag. My umbrella is longer than the bag (which I knew). The bag has a zipper that runs along the length. If you use this as a tote bag for a regular umbrella and you have a straight-handle umbrella that is short enough, you'll be able to fit it in this bag with no problem. If you have a curved handle, you either have to let the handle poke through the zipper or you'll have to cut a hole, depending on the length of your umbrella.

This bag might be perfect (and more multifunctional) if the zipper curved around one of the ends.