I absolutely love the way this umbrella looks, but it's very fragile. After about a month worth of usage (maybe once weekly) the plastic on the handle cracked in half. I was able to repair it with some super glue, but I was still surprised that it was so delicate. The umbrella was never dropped or mistreated either. The tiny caps that hold the plastic rain shield also come dislodged every now and then, but the caps are easy to reattach.
The umbrella looks great, I constantly get complements on it, and it's really nice that you can pull it down to shield your head and shoulders and still are able to see through it.