I loved the look of this bag, and its roominess, and all the various compartments (inside and out). Unfortunately, it fell apart after 4 months. One side of the handle is attached via a ring that can, and did, unscrew by itself. The first time it happened (at about the 2-month mark) I caught it and tightened it. The second time it happened I was stepping off the subway and the ring went flying and that was that. I tried to rig it back together myself, but it looked sad and terrible so I had to throw it out. I expect more than four months of use out of a purchase like this! Hopefully my bag was just defective and this won't happen to everyone, but I thought it worth mentioning.