I bought the most amaaazzzing pair of shoes from Dune a few months ago which were a nude colour but I struggled to find a bag that would go well with them. Heading to River Island I knew I would find one there and wasn't too surprised when I stumbled across this beautiful little clutch bag. Although I was looking for something of a nude colour, this bag actually has a slight hint of pink in it too but it went really well with my shoes so I snapped it up, for around £15 or £16 if I remember rightly.

The bag has some metal strips around the corner edges which are probably more for detailing, but being quite practical it will probably protect it from fraying / looking tatty too. As you would expect from River Island, there is also the branded plate on the back which you will find some variation of on nearly all of their bags and purses.

The bag has a chain type strap which can be hidden inside the bag to turn it into a clutch or it can go on the shoulder for an everyday use. Having two children, I usually have half of my kitchen, 27 crayons, plasters, wet wipes, etc in my day bag so there is no way I would ever have the pleasure of using this bag during the day, but for all you child free or very organised ladies out there, I'm sure it would be perfect for day use too!! The strap can also be completely removed by unclipping the fastenings. I have taken mine off completely as I prefer to use mine solely as a clutch bag.

A zipped pocket inside the bag is handy for keeping money in when you are on a night out. My purse is quite large and bulky and although it would fit in this bag (which is actually surprisingly spacious inside), it isn't really a purse I like to take out as it has all my cards, driving licence in etc, so the zipped pocket for me is essential. Despite the bag being quite large for an evening bag and having no real structure to it other than the faux leather, it isn't 'floppy'!!! I have had bags similar to this in the past and they do nothing but look flimsy and fold over on itself which just makes it look silly. This bag doesn't do that, and as I said, despite it not having any kind of frame or structure to it, it holds its shape well.

For the price of the bag the material obviously isn't real leather but it does a pretty good job of looking like it. In one bar on a recent night out, a quite obnoxious looking man barged into me and spilt half of his pint all over me. My bag took the brunt of it and I was worried the bag would be ruined. The bag, with a damp cloth, wiped easily clean and didn't stain or have any water marks on it, so this is really handy to know but please don't go pouring things on it to test!

For the price of this bag, I really don't think you can go wrong. It doesn't look cheap at all, which I don't think River Island bags ever do. It's practical, lovely and really well made. I'm completely convinced that if I continue to use the bag for meals out or nights out that I will get a good few years use out of it (I will more than likely get bored and buy a new one before it needs replacing due to its condition!).
There were other colour variations of this bag: black, red and blue.