Jodie sizes and their published dimensions
The Jodie appears most often in three main sizes, with the smallest carrying a rounded top-handle silhouette and the larger sizes reading as a shoulder hobo. The mini is the size that appears in the reference guides most consistently: roughly 26 cm wide, 13 cm high and 8.5 cm deep, with a handle drop of about 10 cm, which means it is carried in the hand or crook of the arm rather than on the shoulder. The larger sizes are quoted by width only in most published references — the full-size Jodie is listed at about 40 cm wide. Because the weave relaxes, the practical interior space of a woven hobo is usually smaller than its outer width suggests.
Why the weave changes how the bag carries
Intrecciato is a woven construction rather than a cut panel, and the weave has two consequences worth understanding. First, the bag has more give than a structured leather body: it flexes against your side instead of holding a rigid shape, which is comfortable over a long day but means the silhouette you see empty is not the silhouette you see full. Second, the woven surface takes on sheen and softens along the points of contact — the base and the shoulder side — so a woven hobo shows where it has been carried in a way that a smooth calfskin body does not. Neither is a fault; they are the properties of the construction, and they are the reason two bags of the same size can look quite different after a year of use.
Hobo versus structured shoulder bag
A hobo is defined by a crescent body and a single handle or short strap, so it hangs close and low. A structured shoulder bag holds its rectangle and sits higher under the arm. If you carry a laptop or documents, the structured shape is the better match because the woven body will follow the load and lose its line. If you carry a phone, a pouch, a compact and keys, the hobo's soft body is the more comfortable shape because it moves with you instead of holding an empty box against your side. This is the decision worth settling before size.
What to confirm about a woven bag before you decide
Ask for the width measured across the widest point of the base rather than the opening, because on woven shapes those two figures differ by several centimetres. Ask whether the handle drop is measured from the top of the knot or from the body, since a few centimetres decides whether it sits in the hand or on the shoulder. And ask for a photograph of the bag being held rather than laid flat: the weave reads very differently in use.