It does come a little wrinkled on the sides but with leather conditioner looks much better.

I like the look of this purse a lot but was somewhat disappointed that the interior is rather small. Fitting my wallet, keys, phone and sunglasses case is tight.

Love this purse. Beautiful color. Looks like a much more expensive purse.

Perfect crossbody bag. Soft real leather, love the color and easy access to contents while wearing the purse. It's definitely worth its money. I'd buy again! Love this purse!

I have been disappointed with similar rustic handmade leather bags but this one is a winner. The leather is sticker, a beautiful color, and accepts a liquid or oil-based conditioner, which I would use immediately to soften the sides and the bottom as well as underside of the flap. I would not use a paste consistency. I suspect that this, like the others I've tried, is goat leather, and I'm happy to pay more simply because it's just such a higher-quality. The size is true to what was described and the adjustable strap has a textured fabric underneath the leather so it doesn't slide off if you prefer a shoulder bag. It also matches perfectly with a briefcase that I have as well as a large leather art tote and that's a nice surprise. I wish that there were not a divider between the interior two sections; I know that it enhances organization but to me it's sometimes just takes up room. But right now I have a wallet, checkbook, cell phone, my usual dozen pens, three lipsticks, business cards, 3 by 5 by .5/ notebook, and some medications, spare keys, and mementos in the zippered section, which is almost hidden. Actually, I just noticed there is a second zippered section! I love that the leather tabs that attach the handle to the bag are well stitched and riveted with what looks to be heavy-duty Hardware. I have not found the bag to be too heavy and it didn't have any kind of odor at all. It reminds me of the wonderful old Latigo leather hippie purses that we carried to school in the 70s and if this lasted me 50 years I wouldn't be surprised. So if you see a hundred 109 year old woman carrying a gorgeous leather purse, that would be me! I do want to re-emphasize not using paste consistency leather cleaner, but oil and liquid leather conditioners or even just linseed oil. It did not change the color of my purse, which is fine, and I plan to do it every couple of weeks for the next 6 months until it softens exactly as I wanted to. But I bought it to treat myself and I'm very happy that I did.