BOSTANTEN Women Leather Handbag Designer Large Hobo Purses Shoulder Bag Brown

I bought the genuine leather version in off white and brown, I have this in light blue as well. Superbly made. Beautiful hardware. I've become a fan of this brands genuine leather items. No issues whatsoever.

First this purse did not look like how I expected at all!! However, I like the feel of the material, the size, big enough for me to fill in all my stuff!!

Love this purse- If you like bigger “utilitarian”purses try this. Not perfect but I have given up on finding THE perfect purse. Good feel to the leather. So far it looks like the leather will keep its softness and form. Color is spot on to photo. Clean simple lines without gaudy frills. Interior is roomy. I carry a wallet, cosmetic bag, sunglasses, pocket knife, keys, comb, tissues and often a bottle of water. Love the organization features. Interior had one zippered compartment and one open one. I am going to try attaching a snap or Velcro to the open one D/T it gaping open. I try to limit the weight of whatever I put in there but still gapes. Outside compartments: One large zippered compartment in back of purse and 2 front zippered set at an angle in front. Front pockets will hold a cell phone plus easily. Wish the strap were a little wider but still it is comfortable on my shoulder when I don’t overload it. Emptied the purse is light weight which is a big plus Recommend Highly.

Super quality at a low price

very nice bag love the color and it’s leather and lots of room i received comments on the color

Decent BAG

This bag arrived carefully packaged to prevent any damage during shipment. Packaging included a cloth storage bag.The pebble leather is pliable and has a faint leather smell. There are nice silver tone fittings on the bag and four silvertone feet on the bottom of the bag.All the zippers on the bag, both inside and outside, worked easily. The zippered pockets on the outside of the bag could easily hold a few lipsticks or your earbuds, making access easy. There is a nice large flap pocket on the back of the bag for your cell phone.The interior of the bag has two wall slot pockets, one zippered wall pocket and one large center zippered pocket. The bag has a top zipper. The wall slot pockets are a bit small and would be more useful if they were deeper. The zippered wall pocket is a good size. The center zippered pocket is large and could hold a lot of lightweight items. I wouldn't put heavy items in because I'm not sure the stitching is secure enough.The bag comes with two detachable straps, one to hand carry and a longer adjustable strap to wear as a crossbody.Unfortunately, I have two issues with this bag. The bag is smaller than expected. While the measurements are listed in the description, the photos are misleading, especially the photos with the model. The bag appears to be an extra large bag but in person it is small. My other issue with the bag are the straps. They are not the same quality as the bag and I believe this is the weakness to the bag, that these handles will eventually begin to deteriorate with use. Because of the small size and inferior straps, I am returning this bag. My search for a quality leather bag at a decent price continues.

I too was not sure about this purchase from the conflicting reviews. I also wasn't sure what color I wanted, so I bought both the brown and the black, as well as two other purses from other companies.For the complaints on the smaller strap falling off, it did happen with the black leather. For the complaints on the quality control, the black purse had some issues with the zipper not fully being silver, but transitioning in areas to a gold, and then back. The brown was perfectly fine.Out of all of the purses I chose to keep the brown leather purse by Bostanten. The leather was thicker compared to the other companies. The straps are real leather, and not a strip of material sewn over a plastic or felt strap, and they don't fray or flake, like another one did just walking to the mirror to see what it looked like on.Ultimately I chose the brown over the black, and not because of the defects (I would have just contacted the company for a replacement). The other brown purses on Amazon had this artificial dyed brown color to them. This purse looks expensive. It is a lighter brown, but it looks rustic in a way that it looks naturally worn in to show the color changes. I always purchase black purses, and this is the first one that is another color and it blows away all of my other bags.I found the dimensions to be accurate, all of the zippers are well made and slide easily. The lining is thick and well sewn, and the front inside slit pockets actually fit a large smartphone and an eyeglass case. Both straps are well made, and yes, as others have said the short strap has this nice padding to it, that the longer strap does not, which is unfortunate. I have bumped into the car and garage wall a few times, and although I have gotten a couple of dirt marks, no scratches yet. I think it is well made, and not too small or large to wear either as a shoulder bag or crossbody even for a petite person.Now with all of the praise comes the negatives.The purse is a soft leather, it is not structured besides the bottom. It does not stay up on its own. Whenever I add things to the pockets, or the slip pocket inside of the purse, it falls over from being side heavy. I bought a nylon purse organizer to deal with this. It helps me keep my items organized and centered, while keeping everything in their place.The second thing that I absolutely hate about the purse is the center zipper pocket. With or without the organizer I do not like this feature. Putting things in the pocket is like a deep hole, and it weighs the center of the purse down making it sit weird while wearing it. Not using it, it just an annoying pocket in my way, especially with the organizer. It squishes the organizer smaller than it should be if it wasn't there, and the bottom sides of the purse as you can see in the pictures sag. After having the purse for over a month, it still bugs me. I wish they made this purse in two styles, one with the divider and one without. I would happily buy it without in a heartbeat. Now I have an internal conflict with spending $70 for such a nice purse and considering cutting out the center zipper pocket so that I can have the full inside area to utilize properly.The third thing is that as a 5'2" person, the longer strap doesn't go small enough. I literally need it one or two more holes smaller, and am considering having them added, however, as you can see from the picture, the extra hangs over the hardware, which gets in the way of the strap laying flat while using the shorter strap. In the picture of the front of the purse, it hangs just like that while wearing it bent and rounded.I do love this purse and the negatives aren't enough for me to return it, as I have found similar complaints with far more expensive purses as well.