Maker needs to listen to customers and changes to the buckles
The bag is very nice and I love that it’s leather. The bag did come with globs of sticky stuff on it and, as other reviewers have mentioned, the buckles are extremely loose. Hooks with a clasp would’ve been smarter. I will be wearing this as a crossbody bag which leads to a problem. The buckles on the back of the bag flail around when this isn’t being utilized as a backpack. The problem with this is that it hurts when the bag swings and it also snags my clothing. I’ve had other leather bags that could be used both ways that used hooks and d-rings instead and there was never an issue. Because of the lack of listening to customers and foresight I’m removing two stars for the globs of sticky residue that ruin clothing and for the terrible buckles. The other features of the bag are nice. Stitching looks good, bag is beautiful and attractive, holds my MacBook Pro with ease and will be useful once I make some modifications of my own. I work in leather myself and have many leather tools I can use to create new snaps and clasps for the shoulder strap to prevent them from slipping through the buckles (I shouldn’t have to do this as a customer). I will also likely remove the obtrusive buckles from the back or attach new leather to anchor them.
Rating: 3 stars