While handbags serve as a smaller medium to backpacks, leather cross body purses are the perfect alternatives to belt bags! Not only do these small, cute, and practical bags carry your personal items securely, but they also glam up your wardrobe while not going too over the top and restricting your comfort like the annoying, bulky bags worn around the belt.

Cole Haan Double Flap Cross Body in Plumeria Print

The Cole Haan Double Flap Cross Body is a testament to the practicality and simply stylish appeal of such bags. Its size is small enough so it doesn’t get in your way, while being roomy enough to store the personal items that you frequently reach for, like your mobile phone, pair of sunglasses, paper towel, keys, pocket make-ups, and more.

Also available in Natural and Pacific Print at Ebags

The double flap closure is secured with a magnetic lock to secure your necessities, making it ideal for the career lady on the go, or for the busy woman who needs both of her hands free especially when shopping. An adjustable, 23 inch shoulder strap distributes the weight evenly around your body, and is long enough to go around a coat or blazer for the breezy weather. The cute, petite size of the bag is nicely complimented by glossy, snake print leather finish for a dash of feistiness that’s just needed.

After the much talked about break-up with Chris Brown, Rihanna wholeheartedly opened up about what exactly had happened and what she felt about the entire turmoil. A few weeks after her “come back” interview, the singer is seen walking around town – this time happier and from the way it looked, with a more peaceful mind.

Rihanna is fashionably getting back in action

In fact, with her fashionable and spunky get-up, no one would ever think that she has been through a lot.

Her blue hoodie dress makes up for her “Rihanna” attitude and her extremely adorable yellow stiletto seems to be giving us  the message that this girl is ready to be happy again. We were also caught by her simple yet very elegant crossbody purse. The black purse is cute and enough to fit your cellphone, ipod and a few bills. It is perfect not only for a stroll in the park but also during night time functions. It comes with an elegant silver chain so it makes a good piece for parties and formal gatherings as well.

Get that look!

To get the look of Rihanna’s sling, check out this equally cute  Tusk piece from Ebags. Like Rihanna’s, the bag is a flexible purse which may also be worn to daily strolls, formal functions as well as late night parties.

Subtle yet very pretty, the Silver Lake Leather Flap cross body bag from The Sak makes a fashionable alternative to the standard briefcase. Perfect for the ever-busy city girls or moms that need to keep their hands free, the bag features two external pockets and an easy-to-open flap for that instant accessibility inside its roomy compartment. Aside from these, there’s also a back wall zip pocket to house your valuable personal items like your cellphone and car keys among others.

Silver Lake Leather Flap Cross Body

The leather used in this bag is supple enough to give you a good feel, and won’t fail you when it comes to authenticity because as we know, online shopping for genuine leather goods could be a grueling task. Pair it with some leather protectant and it will stay with you longer than you ever imagined. The adjustable, cross body strap drops 22 1/2″ in length, making it a convertible shoulder bag or cross body bag, as well as being long enough to wear around a puffy winter coat.

Available at Zappos

Its flap allows for instant access to your personal items, from the regularly accessed keys to cell phones, while being secured enough to prevent opening on its own. The main storage is spacious enough to store a professional hairdryer, laptop, a Franklin binder, and more. Not to worry about your organized items carried because a platform bottom with feet provides support and protection every time you set the bag down. To finish it up, a smart and wonderful feature is the zipper flap, which extends all the way to the bag’s height that’s ideal for keeping personal items secured.