This is the perfect purse for me. There is plenty of room for all my things and more. The side pockets are very useful in holding water, lotion and things you will take out during a trip or needing handy to get to. The zippers were a little stiff, but my husband put on a super light coat of Super Lube, just thin film not anything you could see just put a small dab on a cloth ribbed it in and unzipped all the zippers and ran the cloth over the teeth to get a super fine film on them and then they worked like the zippers should. The zipper pulls are really nice because they are not only nice looking but have a excellent feel and are a good size to grip to zip and unzip the different compartments. I love the way you can organize everything in this purse and it is not to big nor to small it is just right - well it is for me. I have not taken it out in the rain yet but from the videos it states it pretty much water proof and feels as though it will be. The outside fabric feels nice, but tough and the inside fabric is soft and luxurious, but feels very strong also. I do believe I will get years of service out this purse and not matter the occasion it will be a complement to anything I am wearing... I just Love my new purse.