Fossilwomens Carmen Tote BagLeather Working Group

I love this purse. It is well-made, the leather is smooth and lux-feeling, and it has a good variety of pockets for organization. The outside slip pocket for a phone is a major plus (thankfully it just barely fits my iPhone 13 - I hate when I have to dig through a whole purse looking for a ringing phone). The triple compartment on the inside helps keep everything organized. The bag is soft and flexible, but structured enough to stand up and stay open when left on the passenger seat of the car, so you can easily rummage for your chapstick, etc while driving. The grab handles are just right. I love the easy open easy close magnetic snap at the top of the bag - so much simpler than fumbling with a magnetic strap or a zipper. The shoulder strap does have, in my opinion, an awkward buckle placement - if I shortened it to the length I desired (not cross-body, but shoulder-length), the extra part extended beyond the strap and dangled awkwardly. That said, I like to replace my purse straps with thick woven guitar straps, both for the comfort of a thicker strap (I often carry heavy water bottles and such for my kid in my purse) so the shoulder strap is not a deal breaker for me. On the whole, this is a great purse and I will use it for a long time. It is rather expensive, so I hope it holds up.

Thought it was time to get a grown up purse instead of cycling through cheapies and I’m happy with this! I wear a lot of earth tones and this fit well with my wardrobe and elevates a lot of my outfits. The only downside I didn’t consider is that a newer pair of pants stained the brown suede when I wore this as a cross-body. Going to see if I can clean it off, but I’m feeling doubtful. Looks horrible, but I feel like that’s my fault more than Fossil’s. One downside that I feel fossil could address is that even at its smallest, the strap is too long for this to be considered a shoulder bag. It can work, but sits pretty low, even for my 5’7” frame. I end up wearing it on my arm or as a cross-body more often than not.

I was surprised at the size. In the pictures, it looked a little more tote-like? I'm used to sizable purses, but other than that, I can't deny how cute and unique it is, and it's still big enough for quite a few items. It's not TOO small or anything. I'm guessing it's the price it is because it's suede? I got the brown one with the back color down the middle and it came in good shape. No complaints. I'm not used to suede purses, so the first thing I'm going to do is buy some suede cleaner.

I have to say I love this purse. Normally I always go for black when it comes to my handbags but something about this bag, I just loved the color and the cool guitar-style striped strap. This is a big bag, which I love, but might be a bit much for some. The leather is thick and supple and thus far, it has tons of space and has held up to daily use beautifully. It also matches my Fossil wallet perfectly. Love this bag so much, the quality is amazing, very glad I purchased it!

I use it for my under the seat carry-on for flights.

Only reason I didn’t give 5 stars was a mistake I made in the size. It’s really expensive looking and I got on sale but I didn’t look closely enough at the size! It makes an elegant presention so probably better small than larger for dress up! I kept for nice and will look for a bigger size for travel.

I bought this bag for work, and it’s very sleek and comfortable. My favorite one so far

I was so excited to receive this bag because I have suede boots in both colors. Unfortunately, when I received it, I knew that I was immediately returning it. It is definitely not real suede/leather. It is a for quality and not worth even half of the price I paid. I will return it. I have multiple other Fossil bags I purchased in store and the quality is completely different.