This bag is great for a long weekend trip or carry-on bag. It is very roomy and the cute pattern makes it hard to miss in a pile of boring black bags. The bows were a bit much for me, but they are just held on with loops that snap around the straps so I took them off, once they are off you would never know they were missing (originally before receiving the bag I was concerned they snapped TO the strap, and I would be left with an ugly snap where I removed them - not the case).