Not only is this bag beautiful, the workmanship is top quality. The leather is soft and pliable, it's very light weight and it has lots of pockets inside and out. It's wide enough to stand up on it's own and the strap doesn't twist or tangle. The strap can be adjusted to either be worn cross body or over one shoulder and close under your arm. The painting on this bag is truly remarkable and appears to be part of the leather. Every detail of this bag is perfect. I've examined it from end to end and not one loose stitch or out of place paint feature. Zippers are heavy duty and nicely hidden front and back in three perfectly placed plackets. The colors are soft enough so that it can be worn with just about everything. All in all I'd give it a ten if the ratings went that high and I'd say it's definitely worth every penny. My reaction when I opened the box? WOW!