Ummmm, the leather is interesting i have to say - It was a present, so i would never have bought this bag with this leather for myself - but as it is distressed, it doesn't show any signs of wear. Little dings sort of don't matter, not that it really has many. I thought it would wear really badly on the base, but no real edge wear at all. And when it gets rained on the spots dry right out ( i was a bit worried about that as it seems like it would keep water stains, but the bit of glaze seems to help).
The wide shoulder strap sucks though. It is too big and falls off. I much prefer the new slimmer one.
The colour is such a good neutral, it is really really lightweight, but i hate that it doesnt have feet on the bottom. But, as the leather is so smooshy the bag doesnt have much shape compared to the groovee's with the pebbled leather, so feet probably wouldn't work anyway. I've had it almost 2 years, and it looks exactly the same as when it was given to me.