Purchased one in the brown and one in the black. I could not decide which one I wanted and was determined to give the other as a gift to my mother-in-law. I was really looking forward to receiving the brown ( I own NO brown bags) but was slightly disappointed. For what you pay the bag is okay. I am a D&B and Coach gal and can tell a knock off from a mile away. That being said, the black is definitely nicer and more "expensive" looking. I did not send the brown one back, my little sister liked it and asked to borrow it. She has just fallen into a new bag ;) If you are not a bag snob go for the brown, it is still a pretty color. If you enjoy more high end bags but want a decent cheaper bag to be less delicate with choose the black :) Again, decent bags for the price so go for it, worse case scenario you have to return it.