I still carry the Coach bag that I inherited from my grandmother periodically. It's from the 70s and still looks good for its age. I condition and clean it regularly.
I have mentioned this here before, but my doctor still has her first Coach bag (she carries it every day!) and it's 25 years old!
I expect my bags to last a long, long time - I take care of them and they are mostly leather.
Is your doctor's bag also leather?
So it seemed leather bags last much longer than fabric ones. Maybe I should exchange my new op art fabric sabrina to leather?
well, if you spend a few hundred on a bag you'd expect to use it for a fairly long time, right?
I use my Coach bags until I am tired of the style and ready to move onto something new. I usually don't keep them around for too long. The longest I've had one is for about a year or so. I've had accessories for longer but not big bags. If you want them to stand the test of time, get the leather ones. Signature fabric will show wear after time.