Donna Alessia: handbags and convertible bags

Donna Alessia bags pair textured fabric with synthetic panels, sometimes with mesh inserts, sometimes with navy or khaki stripes, and always with silver or chrome hardware. Most of them can be carried two or three ways, in the hand, on the shoulder or across the body, and a few switch over to a backpack. Look at the measurements before the colour: they vary a good deal across the range.

Donna Alessia bags and backpacks

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A bag is easy to buy badly. You fall for the colour, then find out the strap is fixed, the opening is narrow, or your water bottle will not stand up inside. Here is how the Donna Alessia range answers each of them.

What actually fits inside

Sizes here run from a compact shoulder bag to something closer to a proper work bag. Between the smallest handbag, 32 × 22 × 11 cm, and the largest, 38 × 26 × 14 cm, you gain six centimetres of width and four of height, which is roughly the gap between a pouch and a slim tablet. The stated measurements tell you far more than the product photo ever will.

Measurements taken from the Donna Alessia bags
ModelMeasurements
Pastel multicolour backpack26 × 30 × 12 cm
Tricolour convertible bags28 × 30 × 12 cm
Primavera handbag32 × 22 × 11 cm
Casual multi-pocket handbags32 × 23 × 12 cm
Khaki and white two-fabric handbag38 × 26 × 14 cm

The strap does most of the work

The multi-pocket styles, in denim blue, black or sky blue, arrive with an adjustable, detachable strap. Unclip it and you have a neat bag to carry in your hand; clip it back on and both hands are free again. The striped two-fabric styles are built for three carries from the start, in the hand, on the shoulder or across the body. If crossbody is your default, our crossbody and shoulder bags open up a far wider choice.

Three carries in one Donna Alessia bag

The tricolour convertibles, in off-white, khaki and camel or in white, sky blue and taupe, go from handbag to backpack to crossbody with no tools and no extra parts. Both share the same 28 × 30 × 12 cm shell, and the Versatile model adds a rigid top handle for the days you would rather carry it by hand. If what you really want is something to wear on your back, compare them with our backpacks first.

Fabric, mesh and metal trim

The look comes down to one contrast: textured fabric against smooth synthetic, lifted here and there by mesh side panels or brown faux-leather trim. Fastenings vary by model: a flap with magnetic straps and a silver clasp, a double closure, or a plain zip. The inside follows the same logic throughout: one large central pocket, side compartments, zipped pockets for anything that has to stay shut, and slip pockets for what you grab without looking. Several models add a zipped pocket on the back panel, handy for a phone or a travel card.

If none of these shapes suits the way you carry things, start from the full range instead: all our bag shapes are sorted there by how they are worn.