This is a black designer handbag by popular bag designer Kipling. --Price and availability-- I bought mine from a local independent bag shop for £34.99 but I understand that you can get better prices online! Kipling bags are quite widely available especially in department stores and designer outlets. --Personal experience-- I have had a few Kipling bags over the years and favour their practicality and reasonable prices over competitor designers. The classic Kipling bag features a thick, durable material with quite a pleasant texture. For everyday use you can't beat a Kipling bag as they are just so ...  Read the complete review

---The Brand--- Kipling was founded in 1987 in Belgium. ---The Monkeys--- Every Kipling bag comes with a monkey key-hanger, which can be removed if you do not like that sort of thing. --Why I Bought--- Like many others I was very sceptical about the rave reviews that I was hearing about Kipling bags. However I am now a proud owner myself and now I also rave about them! ---About Kipling Bags--- They are so lightweight, washable (though the manufacturers state they should be spot cleaned - but they can be easily washed at 30 degrees in a machine or gently by ...  Read the complete review

I'm not the sort of person who tends to have lots of different handbags, mainly because I am likely to forget to swap over essential items over and end up leaving the house without keys or money! Therefore, I tend to always just have one handbag that I use for everything until it gets so battered that I need to get a new one! Therefore, my handbag always needs to be functional, smart and be able to go with pretty much any outfit that I am wearing, which, of course, means that it has to be black! For my recent birthday, I was feeling that it was about time for a new bag and having browsed lots of websites I showed my husband a Kipling bag on the John Lewis ...  Read the complete review