When I got this handbag, I was pleased with the quality and style of this bag.  It will serve well as a backpack or handbag and will really come in handy while traveling.  It also looks and feels like it will last forever.  The leather is really nice and the handle is reinforced with the same kind of material that seat belts are made of.  The two drawbacks I can see are that it's really heavy even when nothing is in it and part of that is that the hardware on the bag is very heavy.  So it's super heavy with a few things in it.  And the second thing is, although I like magnetic fasteners on a bag, these are a bit tough line up and to fasten...they don't just slap down and catch like other bags I've had with magnetic closers.