I've had this purse about 3 months now. It is very sturdy, and has held up to daily wear. I have women stop me in public about once a week to ask me where I got it because it looks so unique. It does have nice neutral colors, and is a good size for me. It has 2 pockets on the inside that are just the right size for my blackberry-style phone and mace, and it has a zipper pocket under the flap that's about 8in. wide by 6in. deep. It's very roomy, giving me plenty of room to carry a book with me and not hurt for space for all the other junk I lug around. It is satchel style, so it is tall and wide, but only about 4 inches deep. It's heavy like leather, so I'm glad it's not any bigger than it already is or it would be too heavy to carry when full. It had a little bit of a funky dye smell at first, but that dissipated completely within a couple days. When I opened it, it said something on a tag about wearing it with like colored clothing so the color didn't rub off on your clothes and stain them. For this reason, I waited to review for a few months to make sure this would not be an issue. My winter coat is an ivory colored North Face coat that has never had any kind of stain from wearing it with this purse daily for months, so I consider this to be a non-issue. I honestly don't have a single bad thing to say about it. It was a more expensive purse than I normally get, but I am happy with my purchase. I think it will last me a really long time.