My partner just recently bought me one of these bags for my birthday after my previous workbag was falling apart. So far it is fantastic - looks, feels (and smells!) beautiful and is the perfect size for me. I am confident that this bag won't end up like my old one - looks like it's built for life. The one feature that would improve this bag is to fix the flappy end of the shoulder strap - just an extra band of leather to hold the end in place (like a watch strap) would have been a good addition in my view. This is only a minor thing though and would fully recommend the bag anyone thinking of buying.