My daughter is thrilled with this hello kitty backpack. The glittery look is covered by a clear plastic (hard to see that online). I gave this only 4 starts though - because of the quality. (I suppose all of the hello kitty backpacks might be this way) but it looks to me like not that strong of a knapsack. Zipper and thickness of the canvas is not that great. I'm hoping it will last one school year - but I doubt I'll be able to use this for two seasons.