MK does a great job of producing some high quality handbags. I've never had a quality issue with anything I own from both the MMK line and MKC line.Coach was my first then mk..then kate spade and then finally LV...mk was the first bag i bought in a couple of hundreds that I considered my most expensive purchase...i find the leather too heavy though even without putting anything in it. I dont mind, i feel like i have a good quality piece