Well wouldn’t you know it. KAVU Bags, a brand which we’ve featured time and again here on Cross Body Purses, is the best-selling messenger bag brand on Zappos.com.

Aside from being reasonably priced, customers who have bought bags from KAVU love that they’re functional, have a lot of compartments, and are just the right size (enough room to carry essentials without becoming bulky and heavy). I’d also like to add “come in nice prints and colors” to that list – KAVU bags come in practically every color of the rainbow and their basic designs allow their bags to become unisex depending on what color you choose.

So without further ado, here is KAVU’s and Zappos.com‘s best-selling messenger bag, the Keeper and it’s new perfect-for-the-summer colors:

The KAVU Keeper‘s new colors (clockwise from top left): Sunset Petals, Blue Floral, Mauve Floral, Dawn Petals and Pink Majestic

These new bright and summery colors are $36.00 each. For those who want simpler designs, the KAVU Keeper is also available in plain colors such as black, khaki and natural. The plain ones go for $41.00 a piece.

What’s your everyday go-to bag for this summer?

We know Vanessa Hudgens loves cross body purses, and here she is reinforcing that fact for us just very recently:

Vanessa Hudgens with another one of her beloved cross body purses

This photo was taken just last February 15 when Vanessa joined long-time boyfriend Zac Efron in Sydney, Australia who was there to promote the Oakley into Summer campaign. Vanessa’s loose cotton eyelet top, cutoff denim shorts, big sunglasses, and toussled hair were all perfect for Australia’s summer season. Her tiny knit cross body hip purse was just the thing to keep her credit cards in while she and Zac shopped at an Oakley boutique:

Zanessa shopping at Oakley

While Australians are enjoying their summer months and we’re all still looking forward to any sign of warmer weather, we can relish the fact that we can use a pretty, colorful mini bag like Vanessa’s whenever we want to.

Stock up on spring/summer essentials now like these fabric mini cross body bags from Kavu:

The billow pockets on this Kavu Keeper can fit more than you think

Just kickin’ it with Kavu Kicker Bag

Plain or printed, you get it both in the Kavu Reversible Bag

Although the name is Kavu Climbers Bag, this style appeals to more than just climbers

Purchase Kavu bags at Zappos.com.

Celebrity couple singer Katy Perry and comedian Russell Brand took some time off this busy holiday season to go and visit the Taj Mahal.

Located in Agra, India, the Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan in the 17th Century in memory of his beloved bride Mumtaz Mahal who passed away during childbirth. The Taj Mahal is truly a monument of the greatness of love.

Katy Perry posted this picture of her and boyfriend Russell Brand on her Twitter page

Aww. Whether you’re a fan or not, it’s a pretty sweet picture, isn’t it?

We inspected the picture a bit more and noticed that both Russell and Katy are using some type of a crossbody bag. We’re particularly interested in Katy’s bag which looks like it’s made of some really soft fabric. Actually, it sort of looks like an apron draped over her body the way she’s holding it, but maybe that’s because there’s nothing in it.

Anyway, this inspired us to go looking for soft fabric bags that are similar to Katy Perry’s. Soft fabric hobo bags are one of the best bags to travel with because they’re deep, they can hold a lot of things, and they keep your hands free to take pictures – or in Katy Perry’s case, to wrap them around her boyfriend’s waist.

One favorite is this fabric Reversible Bag from Kavu. It’s made of 100% cotton and yes, just like the name says, it’s reversible. It also looks really sturdy and the extra pocket on the outside lets you separate must-access-quickly items from the rest of your stuff:

Kavu Reversible Bag, $36.00 at Zappos.com

Another top choice is this OGIO Hobo Purse. The zigzag diamond print is amazing and the pink/blue with the black/white color combination works for us. Oh and did we mention that this bag is reversible too? Check it out:

OGIO Hobo Purse, $59.99 at eBags.com

Last but not least, we found another desirable bag from Kavu, the U-my-bag in sunset stripe. It’s big enough to be an overnight bag, but small enough as an everyday carrier:

Kavu U-my-bag, $64.00 at Zappos.com

Let us know if you find any more soft hobo bags!