When I got my purse it had some light damage on the handle.  I could see the main body of this purse is not leather.  It if fake, like the old Naga hide from the 70's.  The only part that is leather is the two suede flaps.  The brass, is not brass, it is plastic. $400 purse, not hardly, more like a $5 garage sale special.  Wasted my money on this one...DO NOT BUY IT!