A blue top handle handbag with a crocodile-embossed surface

This top handle handbag is a structured, navy blue bag with a crocodile pattern pressed into the surface. It has two handles, a flap and a belt strap that closes with a gold-tone turn lock.

The material is PU leather, which is faux leather. The supplier lists the size as medium and the length as 29 cm.

At a glance

Type Top handle handbag
Material PU leather (faux leather), according to the supplier
Surface Crocodile-embossed (supplier title; photos)
Colour Blue
Size Medium; 29 cm long
Closure Belt strap with a gold-tone turn lock (photos)
Label Whimsical Wallets (supplier page)
Origin Imported; the supplier does not name the country

The piece: what the supplier tells us

The supplier's listing is brief. It names the bag a crocodile embossed top handle handbag, gives PU leather as the material, medium as the size and imported as the origin. The word leather in the supplier's title refers to that PU leather. This is not an animal-skin bag.

Everything else comes from the photos: the trapezoid shape, the two rolled handles, the flap with its belt strap and the small feet under the base. The colour in the pictures is a deep navy.

Who it's for

For you if you like a bag that keeps its shape and looks dressed. A structured handbag in dark blue goes with office clothes and with jeans, and it is a quieter choice than black.

At 29 cm long it is a medium bag. Whether a laptop or tablet fits we cannot say, because the supplier gives no height or depth.

Closer look: handles, lock and base

  • Two top handles (supplier title; photos)
  • Flap with a belt strap and a gold-tone turn lock (photos)
  • Crocodile pattern embossed across the whole bag (supplier title; photos)
  • Small feet under the base (photos)
  • One photo shows a long shoulder strap; the supplier does not list it, so we cannot promise it is in the box
  • The scarf on the handle is styling in the photos and is not listed as included

Materials and build: embossed PU leather

PU leather is a man-made material with a polyurethane surface. Here it has been embossed, so the crocodile scales are a pressed pattern you can see and feel. The supplier does not say what the lining is made of or what the hardware is made of. In the photos the lock and fittings are gold-tone.

The bag stands up on its own in the pictures, which tells you the body is stiffened.

Size and dimensions: medium, 29 cm long

The supplier gives one measurement: a length of 29 cm, converted from 11.4 inches. It calls the size medium. In the photos the bag is a little wider than the forearm that carries it and is held comfortably in one hand.

There is no height, depth, weight or handle drop in the supplier's data. If one of those decides it for you, ask us before you order and we will ask the supplier.

Dimensions

Size Length (cm)
One size 29

Source: the supplier's size chart, given in inches (11.4 in) and converted to centimetres by us (1 inch = 2.54 cm). The supplier gives no height, depth or handle drop.

Styling: navy with camel, grey or white

The photos put the bag next to a camel blazer and a black dress, and navy with camel is a pairing that always looks considered. Grey tailoring and white shirts work as well.

A scarf around the handle, as in the pictures, is an easy way to change the mood. Use one of your own.

Occasions

Carry it to work, to a meeting, to lunch or to a family occasion where you want your bag to look neat. It is a daytime bag more than an evening one.

Care: no instructions from the supplier

The supplier gives no care instructions for this bag. Our own advice for PU leather: wipe it with a soft, slightly damp cloth, keep it away from heat, and store it filled with paper so it holds its shape.

The wow detail: the turn lock

A belt strap runs across the flap and ends in a gold-tone turn lock, right in the middle of the bag. Against the dark blue it is the one bright point, and you use it every time you open the bag.

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Our promise

Ships from the supplier's warehouse overseas, with tracking. The supplier lists 11–14 business days for this item. Delivery is free within the EU on orders from €69; below that it costs €4.95 in the Netherlands and €6.95 elsewhere in the EU.

You have 14 days after delivery to ask for a return, as long as the bag is unused and still has its tags. Our promise is plain: if what arrives does not match what this page says, send it back within 14 days and we refund you.

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