I thnk the reason for so many good reviews of this bag is bcuz the expectations r not as high, atleast as high as mine. the original price 4this bag was $255! so i expectd high quality leather. dnt get me wrong its a nice lookn bag 8 outa 10, but it doesn feel as good as it looks! i purchased the blk on blk, the leather feels like, well kinda like fake leather. 2nd bag i got frm HFH that looks betta than it feels. beautiful gold hardware!