This bag is very pretty and very well made. I have no doubt it would have lasted much longer than any other bag my daughter has used for her many, heavy books. However, she didn't like the size. It is really big for taking to school. I think 18" across which is 4" bigger than her current laptop-size bag. For school it did look too big and wouldn't fit in one of her lockers. Also, you should know it is very noisy. 14-year-old girls do not want conspicuous bags that are too big and make a lot of noise so I passed it along. I had to agree with her. It was too big for a school bag. It would have made an excellent carry-on or overnight bag, but she didn't need one of those.