These are cute bags and were the perfect size to carry without checking (I took it through a handful of cities and their accompanying bus, train, and plane travel in India and Nepal for two weeks).  Unfortunately, it doesn't have the fabric or seam strength to go through much wear and tear.  A week and a half in to the trip I started to get nervous that it might split -- the seams were showing pulls from normal use and the piping was coming undone.  This is a great bag when you don't need to put it through its paces.  I did get lots of compliments on the purple color, and it was easy to pick out of a sea of bags.