This beautiful purse from Vera Bradley can be either a shoulder bag or a hand held bag and boy oh boy does it have room in it! There are 3 major compartments. The one in the center has a full zipper and on each side of it has another compartment with magnetic closures. Inside in one of those compattments is a smaller zippered area. There are two other pockets on on each side of the outside of the purse. The purse has a sturdier bottom. The size laying flat is approximately 9 1/2 inches long by 7 inches wide by 5 1/4 inches wide. When packed full it looks like it can expand up to 12 inches. In phenomenal shape and has beautiful shades of purples, blues, pinks, minor yellows and oranges. Shoulder band can be detached.