Nope, they were the same kind of leather(caviar). It took them a long time to find the brown colored GST because they told me that they did not have a tag for it. They did not tell me that they increased the price on it. While the one on display was still 1650. Wow, did they ever make a red one in the GST or did you get it awhile back? I would love to get a red GST. Never seen one before. Its probably to die for. I was thinking about getting a brown diamond stitch hobo instead of the GST. But I really like the GST. Oh well, let's see what happens when I talk to a SA on Mon. The boutique is closed today. Thanks for letting me rant and also thanks for your advice.