EMMA Traveler 39

I LOVE THE BAG SO MUCH

THE BAG IS PERFECT FOR ME

I am an engineer who travels frequently for work. I have always carried a backpack plus purse to work and stuffed the purse inside the backpack for travel. I recently decided I wanted to up my style game and purchased the EMMA Traveler 39. I was hoping it would allow me to consolidate to one bag for both work and travel. I have owned the bag for about two weeks now and just took my first work trip. I rarely write reviews, but wanted to take the time to answer some of the questions I had before purchasing.

I purchased the bag in black vanilla and love the way it looks. So elegant and classic. So far I have been using it without the shoulder strap and carrying it with the handle around my shoulder. This does mean you need two hands free to put the bag on; one to slide the bag over your other arm. The outer back pocket is great to slip in my phone and work badge. The construction of the bag and the materials are all high quality. The carrying handle rotates all the way forward and back but has enough friction that it will also stay up on its own.

My 15” laptop fits either in the protective interior sleeve or in one of the main compartments. Every day to work I carry the laptop, laptop charging cable/power brick, an assortment of other cables, wireless mouse, wallet, sunglasses, keys, badges, pens, airpods, lotion, small hairbrush, mints/gum, folding reusable shopping bag, feminine products, and I’m sure I’m leaving out a few things. There are enough interior pockets to keep everything organized though I do use a few of my own smaller pouches. I don’t have a need to carry a purse to work in addition to this bag, which is great. I can even fit a travel mug. (Empty because I’m not chancing a spill.) I have found it easiest when putting in larger items like a travel mug to undo the magnetic straps to allow the bag to fully open, add the item, then close the straps and close the bag. You need to be able to attach the magnetic straps at the top to be able to close the bag flap and you can’t carry the bag using the handle unless the clasp is all the way closed.

I was concerned if I would be able to carry all of my travel items because I need room for a 0.5L water bottle and over-the-ear headphones. I’m very happy to report that it works! I did need to switch my headphones in a soft bag rather than the hard-sided case. The other change I made was to replace the small clutch that comes with the bag for a slightly larger purse. The included clutch has no width; it is very thin so you can’t really fit a wallet/phone/sunglasses which for me does not make it practical as a bag I can detach and use as a purse. For travel I need to be able to do this and I found that a different clutch I already owned clips into the EMMA. The only difference is my clutch has about 0.25” of width so I can fit my essentials.

I also love that you can unzip the outer pocket and slide the bag over your luggage handle. For me, the open zipper on the bottom of the pocket caught the telescoping luggage handle the first few times and I had to shimmy the EMMA to get it to slide fully down. However, after a few tries the EMMA outer pocket relaxed a little and I can now take the EMMA on and off my luggage one handed. This does mean the bag pocket, which previously had been snug to the back of the bag now has a slight gap. When flying, I had turned the EMMA on its side to fit under the seat.

EMMA Traveler 39

I probably came back over 100x's to look at this bag. I finally took the leap and bought it. I absolutely love it. First of all it's so classy, sophisticated looking and structured, which I love. I have bought so many that I just didn't like after 1st use and I will be donating. I have found my forever traveler!

Super stylish! I love the look and feel. It carries nice by strap or handle. I only wish it was an inch or two taller so my portfolio binder would fit inside with my laptop.