It is a beautiful bag and incredibly soft. I'll only tell you the few drawbacks I found with it - if these don't bother you, I say go for it, as I have found it difficult to find these now that they have sold out at Nordie's:
-the leather is very, very pliable and luxurious, but the area below the strap attachment points gets very worn looking. I only noticed this because this exact bag was on sale at my local Nordie's for a great price (about $180). You can see in this ebay auction where the fold is already starting. The problem is that there is a hard cardboard (?) semi-circle under the leather there; because the leather is so soft, it doesn't hold up well and looks weathered
-the opening of the bag wasn't as wide as I would have liked. This isn't a problem if you don't pack too much stuff, but I was trying to use the bag to capacity (great internal pockets), so it wouldn't work for me
I had such a hard time *not* getting the bag! It's a lot smaller looking than it appears in the pics, which for me was a good thing- nicely proportioned and lovely details (loved the braided handles, which were very comfortable). It's a very rich looking chocolate brown...very lovely!
