I had high hopes for this briefcase as I loved the way it looked at Macy's and was significantly cheaper here on Amazon. Received it on a Saturday and took it to work on Monday. I used it to carry my Macbook Air 15.4" and a few files. Transportation involved putting on floor of car and then under my desk at work, nothing more. By the THIRD day, I noticed leather starting to rub off on the trim of the bag.

Let me reiterate, there was no rough handling of this at all. I've had leather briefcases that have gotten beat up over the years and outside of smudges and smears have held up like champions. To see leather actually "peeling" off on the third day was simply unacceptable, and I am now in process of returning. A shame, because it looks great and has a nice layout on the inside .