Hierarchies, by definition, don't loop. Otherwise you end up with recursive referencing (Part A -> Part B -> Part A (which references Part B, and ad infinitum)). Look at the purse as a hip with two legs (even though the legs are actually fused together at the souls of the feet, by analogy). I don't remember offhand if you can make a part the child of two different parents, but i doubt it. So, you might need to divide the purse strap into two parts and make each a child of the purse and connected at their relative areas. BYS