https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/crossbody-sizes- Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:19:39 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/crossbody-sizes-#post-500540 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:32:13 +0000 Elly 500540@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Lyn*-- I'm still a bit stressed, but YLF is a great way to cheer up. </p> <p>I appreciate the tips-- I don't need to carry much, but sometimes things are an awkward shape/size for many bags. I guess I don't see many bags that are in-between and meet a lot of the practical criteria a lot of women tend to agree on. </p> <p>I would love to hear more from the forum </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/crossbody-sizes-#post-499608 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:10:21 +0000 lyn* 499608@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Elly!</p> <p>I think it depends on your back and how well the bag is made; I have a "cross body" that is a satchel school bag style and I wear it all day - it's super comfy and definitely better than wearing on one shoulder! </p> <p>I find bags that are too small are very annoying.</p> <p>I found that anything deeper than 6" is annoying because they get too puffy. Any longer than 15" is probably too big; and probably taller than 11". </p> <p>Also, a wider strap is more comfy! I like 1" straps the most - and if you can find a leather strap, they are way more comfy than the woven kind. Also; if the attachment point to t he bag is a swivel, that gets rid of getting straps tangled all the time!</p> <p>I hope you're feeling better! &lt;3 </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/crossbody-sizes-#post-499607 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:06:26 +0000 Elly 499607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How big is too big?</p> <p>I'm not a purse lady. I returned the last smallish cross-body I bought because it was impossible to get a checkbook-style wallet and a small water bottle in it (11x11x2 or 3). Many cross-bodies are very narrow (obviously so they are low profile). </p> <p>Recently I saw some cross-body bags that were deeper, or have been looking at satchels and totes with extra straps. </p> <p>However, these tend to be considerably bigger and deeper (15 x 12x 5). I don't haul a laptop or "commute" with my entire life in my purse (although who knows in the future). On one hand, I could see the larger purse being good for stuffing a scarf in, a book or file folder for the doc. office--</p> <p>Still, I'm the kind of lady that wears her purse slung across her body during and entire grocery shopping trip. </p> <p>When do big purses get excessively large or get in the way? </p> <p>I've tried purses of different sorts before, but always feel awkward except with cross-body-- probably because I rarely if ever use a purse-- I'm low key when going out and typically carried a laptop bag or backpack with extra room for essentials at school/work in the past. Now I am to the point that I am juggling pockets and hands with a larger "smartphone", medication bottles, wallet and checkbook, multiple sets of keys, water, ect. when I am somewhere without my handy backpack. </p>