Purchased this for my wife. She loved it, cute, functional. within 6 months, the purse was showing signs of wear that might belong to something many years older. She is NOT hard on purses, in fact, many of her much older bags look nearly new. by the time the year was over, this thing looks like a cat mauled it - leather, or whatever this is, is flaking and peeling over the entire bag and strap. It looks like someone took a cheese-grater to the finish of it. No help from the manufacturer - guess they got their money and they are satisfied. Never buying anything from this company, and definitely encourage others to do the same.