Hi Leslie! I have it in the red...am not at all afraid of wrinkling, as it's a fun, casual bag and any wrinkling would be "lessened" by the bag's fabulous color and shine.....I think the fading came with the regular leather MK gold bags...at least, that's what one of my friends was told when she returned her gold leather (not gold metallic) MK about 8 months ago.
Good luck!