Visconti Leather Distressed Messenger Bag 18548-HARVARD

Its okay, the rubber part of the strap began cracking after 2 months of use, I expect it will fall off in another few months. The oiled leather rubs off on light colored clothing, I have dark stains on the shoulder and back of my shirts and pants! They don't really wash off well either. I'm not sure I'd get an oiled leather bag again.

I don't know about you, but I browsed messenger bags for months before I landed on this one for sure. I think i had looked at this one a few times before I finally chose to buy it. It wasn't my first choice, but between price and everything else; it was a winner for me.

I have the brown one, and it looks very nice. It was hard to not notice how impressive looking the leather makes this bag appear, and in every other way it shares the theme. People will look at this and think it's a well made, expensive bag.

I have personally not had any issues with any oil rubbing off on my clothing, at least not that I've noticed. I saw another review or two that did, so I wanted to mention that.

I know the dimensions were listed, but for me it's kind of difficult to envision the size of a bag on me based on numbers. I knew it wasn't going to be gigantic, but I find it somewhat small. It does look a little like a man purse, but not overly so. When it's full it does hold more to the messenger bag look. i am 6'1" however so being a above average sized male that does play a role in the relative concept in regards to the bag size vs me. If you are smaller than I am, you would have less of an issue with this bag size.

The only other thing i didn't realize based on the product page that i discovered was that the bag does not zip closed. Every other messenger bag I've owned has had this. The top flap goes over the opening, and thats about it. It seems to work well enough as it has magnetic buttons on the inside of the flap to keep it down, but i dunno, it just seems to annoy me slightly. It's by no means a deal broker for myself, but you should know what you're getting.

Overall though I like it quite a bit. It holds my ultrabook in a padded case, along with two portfolio's which include notebooks, or one and a moderate sized book. Everything is sown superbly and looks great. You can tell it is of higher quality than a lot of other bags out there.

If you don't mind something on the slightly smaller side you would probably like this bag, i know i do.

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I gave a 3 star for overall good quality but with issue.

Good looking bag, nice packaging like a high-end product should be. Leather is soft and of good quality. BUT the oil finishing coating does rub off...I rubbed the surface with a white tissue to see if the color rubs off after I saw another review addressing this issue IT DOES! So beware if you wear this on light clothing, as it will stain your clothing if you wear it frequent. I ordered the black one, so I can not speak for other color if they rub off or not. Bottom line, if you wear jeans or dark color clothing, you're probably OK, but you might have an issue if you wear light color clothing. Not sure if the stained on the clothing can be washed off either.

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Oil rubs off, nice feel to the leather but not worth damaging my suits. I could take a small tissue and light rub the leather and it will stain.

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I have a 15" Macbook Pro and it fits perfectly. It even hold the stand/fan I use with it. There are lost of different size pockets for everything I need to carry. And I like that it stands up when I put it down. It would be nice if it had two or three pen/pencil holders. The only thing I don't like is the position of the shoulder pad. I'm short and the buckle is too big to move the pad, so it doesn't rest on my shoulder.