Vintage Handmade Leather Travel Messenger Office Crossbody Bag Laptop Briefcase Computer Satchel Bag For Men And Women (18 inch Large)

Received the case today. order was on time, but delivered in a high humidity environment. That was a concern from reading other customer feedback. The case was wrapped in plastic, and my biggest fear was the TERRIBLE smell THAT MANY REVIEWS WARNED ABOUT.. After checking and getting others to confirm it, THERE WAS NO ODOR other than that of a pleasant high quality leather. My animal was obviously picky about cleanliness prior to taking on its new job of carrying my laptop. AND there were no predatory animals scratching at my front door to go in for the kill.....no vultures circled searching for a dead animal. I moved on to my next concern: Space. This does fit my large laptop AND room to spare to fit the side monitor I just purchased. This is just right! Concern number 3, stitching and craftmanship for the price. Everything was completed, stitched securely,, and opened and closed without a problem, zippers inside and out, total of three, were easy to use; pockets expanded as expected and were a bit stiff, but with any good leather bag, give it some time to break in like your favorite baseball glove. The hardware looked good, and added to the vintage look.Received the case today. order was on time, but delivered in a high humidity environment. That was a concern from reading other customer feedback. The case was wrapped in plastic, and my biggest fear was the TERRIBLE smell THAT MANY REVIEWS WARNED ABOUT.. After checking and getting others to confirm it, THERE WAS NO ODOR other than that of a pleasant high quality leather. My animal was obviously picky about cleanliness prior to taking on its new job of carrying my laptop. AND there were no predatory animals scratching at my front door to go in for the kill.....no vultures circled searching for a dead animal. I moved on to my next concern: Space. This does fit my large laptop AND room to spare to fit the side monitor I just purchased. This is just right! Concern number 3, stitching and craftmanship for the price. Everything was completed, stitched securely,, and opened and closed without a problem, zippers inside and out, total of three, were easy to use; pockets expanded as expected and were a bit stiff, but with any good leather bag, give it some time to break in like your favorite baseball glove. The hardware looked good, and added to the vintage look.Doing my best to give an honest review, I am concerned about the hardware on the strap connection "D" Ring. It seems sturdy enough but I am doubling up with a brass ring just in case. The buckles are easier to use. I can only use one hand, and had no problem opening o buckle or closing it. Just takes a bit more time. I'll cover the results in a follow-up review. The pictures showing a full bag are not misleading, it should hold all of it as shown without straining. There are small pockets on the sides, that are allegedly for small umbrellas, well I doubt that will work small hand sanitizer bottles, maybe or a great place to keep spare masks

Review at two days of use,So I've wanted one of these bags, in this style for quite some time. I recently got a new laptop and it didn't fit in any of my other bags so I figured this was a great time to upgrade.ALL hardware was well wrapped and protected. The leather initially very smooth and supple not overly stiff. The inner lining is course canvas so it should hold up nicely, love that cause she is packed. This is my work bag so I'll be carrying it five days a week. I can't wait to see how it patinas over time.It is quite roomy as you can see in the last photo. It is full and i would suggest keeping the buckle tight to help support the top handle. The strap is long enough to be worn as a crossbody and is short enough to be carried just as a shoulder bag, even for someone who is 5'0".Overall, quite pleased.

Where to begin. This is the most durable bag I've ever had and it has so much room/organization.I can easily fit 3 notebooks (5 subject), and two water bottles in the large middle pocket, with enough room in the other pockets for anything else I could hope to store.In addition to the main large pocket there is a pocket behind that for a laptop, with 2 smaller pockets sewn on to the front of it (that wasn't even mentioned in the product description).In front of the largest pocket there is a slightly smaller pocket with enough room for a small umbrella and a bit extra. It has 4 little slots for pens (a bit too wide for one pen but can easily hold 2 pens) and a zipper with yet another compartment for storage.On the front of the bag there are 2 nice sized pockets of the same size. Each has about enough room to fit a medium sized stapler and a recorder.Also on the front of the bag is yet another zippered compartment.On the sides of the bag there are some small, taller pockets great for lesser items you might not want to clutter the larger compartments with like a phone charger or pencil sharpeners.On the back of the bag is yet another zippered compartment perfect for storing packs of scantrons.Ultimately it has immense organization potential with so many pockets and compartments everywhere, it has so much room (the main reason I got the bag to begin with), and is super durable. The strap is extremely durable; the clamps on it in particular are the best. After almost 2 months of having the bag it shows no signs of wear and I carry a lot of stuff in this bag. And other bags of this quality were all at least $230, and typically much smaller. Plus, it really does look quite nice- I've gotten several compliments on it. For me the leather smell faded after about 2 days and went away completely within a week. I don't know if this is goat leather or cow hide but I don't really care or see why it would matter. It's a high quality bag for moderate quality price; the perfect gift for a grad student that has too much to carry and needs something that will do that and last.