Abstract: A sling purse, including a flexible, open-topped main bag, having a bottom panel, back and front panels, and two side panels extending between and joining the back and front panels. Flexible, open-topped pockets are secured to the front and back panels, and each includes a facing panel extending substantially parallel to the respective back or front panel of the main bag to which the respective pocket is secured. The facing panels terminate at an upper edge which is in substantial alignment with the open top of the main bag. A flexible cover flap is secured to, or formed integrally with, the back panel and is dimensioned to extend across and cover the open top of the main bag.