How surprised I was to open this bag and see the quality of the leather. It's definately leather, not sure what the folks posting it's faux leather are seeing.  You can smell real leather and this has that wonderful smell but not over bearing.  I took a cloth to it to rub some of the stain as suggested on the tag but got very little off.  I ordered the brown one, maybe the problem is in the dark brown one.  My bag did not come as distressed as the one in the pic but can tell it will easily get scratched up.  Leather oil or polish will remove the scratches as I have had other bags that distress like this. The only reason for the 4 stars is that it came with the bottom folded over to get in the box and it has a crease in the bottom sice of the bag.  Kind of a bummer and I am hoping it will smooth out after use.  Came with a dust bag which is a plus for me when I change bags seasonally. for the money this is a real surprise!