of the bag a dress is shown hanging within the garment bag compartment here in front of the bag pockets fig4 d shows garment bag 11 as it appears with all hanging garments removed and with the pockets zipped closed a user of the garment bag 11 will typically place small articles such as lingerie and shoes into the pockets 22 hung garments such as suits and dresses are placed on the hangers so that they are draped in front of the pockets within the bag compartment when the bag has been packed the flap 17 is secured by zipping the zipper 18 around the sides and top of the front panel peripheral member 5 the garment bag is then folded so that the top and bottom sides of the bag are generally coplanar and the fastening means 15 is latched the shoulder strap is then placed across the shoulder of a carrier so that the bag may be conveniently carried when a user of the garment bag reaches his or her temporary destination the fastener 15 is decoupled and the bag hung by the hanger means 12 once access to its contents is desired the zipper 18 is unzipped which allows flap 17 to fall free and provide a large opening in the front panel the flap is then rolled into a compact bundle and placed in the bottom of the bag upon side 10.