This is such a cool bag! Doesn’t it almost look like it could be a McQueen? The strategy is to start the New Year off slowly, with a Frugal Snob bag and not blow your entire year’s budget all up front. You will be left on the sidelines with itchy fingers all year long! No good, too torturous. But it’s not as if you’ll be compromising by being financially responsible, this Trace design is amazingly hip. Probably not the most practical with the top of the bag strapped down but it looks so edgy, I don’t even care. I’m sure you can still get the zipper open with the straps done. You wouldn’t want to have loose straps, it would ruin the look. I normally steer clear of black but in this case, it works so much better. At Neiman Marcus for an easy to stomach $425.