I have a couple of the Idylle bags and I'm not familiar with any color fading but I haven't used them on a daily basis. They really should not fade. My SA said that these bags are water resistant, snag resistant, and should remain the same look over time with reasonable use. He said that it's much more improved compaired to the Mini Lin, and I had that, too, and never had any problems with it. He did say that with this color and the Encre there is always a chance of color transfer if you were really dark jeans that haven't been washed a few times, but that goes with any of the lighter color (non-brown) bags. Hope that helps!