While the main part of this bag is made very well, with an extremely thick and durable canvas, it just seems like the faux leather accents at the handle and detachable strap were an afterthought. I don't mind the material, I prefer it, but the sewing is sooooo poor. On all the parts where the faux leather was sewed on, there are skipped stitches, areas where the sewing tension was clearly off, and the most jarring defect was the jumbled, knotted mess on one end of the detachable strap accent piece (see photo).I was thinking about giving 2 stars, but I really do like the bag itself. I'll probably remove the accents with a seam ripper and replace them with my own leather. But, of course, this isn't something I had planned on doing. I don't feel confident in carrying the bag with the straps after seeing how loose the stitches are on the faux leather parts. I'm afraid the strap will break while I'm out and about, I'd be mortified. So, would I recommend this bag? Only if you don't plan on wearing it with the strap, because the bag itself is very well made.
Excelente compra!
De muy buen tamaño y calidad. Es una muy buena inversión, ademas de bonita se nota que durará muchísimo.
Perfecta mochila
El tamaño es Perfecto es grande como la necesitaba y trae compartimiento por separado para la lap
I wanted a cute but big and useful backpack for school and travel. It is exactly what I wanted but keep in mind that the color is a little lighter than the picture.
Color adecuado, funciones que necesito y se ve bien elaborada con los detalles adecuados.
I love Kipling bags and it is the only name brand bag I buy. So I’m familiar with the quality of these.I received the XL backpack that seems authentic, but it isn’t like in the photo. I’ve attached photos of my bag.The first big thing I noticed: there’s no zippered laptop compartment in the back as shown. There is a small zipper on the top with a super-tiny pocket (think wallet, phone, passport or plane tickets… maybe not all depending on your phone and wallet size). There is an open pocket inside with some padding, however. But not easy access to the laptop, so I don’t know how this is advertised as a laptop bag. Maybe it was a redesign because there’s complaints about the zipper breaking? I can see that this will be stronger in the long run not having a zipper near the back straps.There is an additional unpadded pocket in the main compartment as well that isn’t shown in the advertisement photos at all. Mine is beige where the photos show blue and no extra layers.The other difference is the pen/accessory pocket sewn in the front large compartment is also different than shown on my bag… Mine has one big pocket toward the back of the bag and a place for pens. No padded pocket up there nor a pocket on the front flap.Finally, the bottom corners are without lining like I expect from Kipling bags – so it is not reinforced precisely where backpacks usually get holes. There is lining on the bottom, but it doesn’t extend all the ways to the corners. It seems odd and may shorten the life of the bag. It also diminishes protection of contents if anything hits the bottom corners. This is designed for clothes in the main compartment, not school books or binders with pointy corners.I’m not sure if I got a fake bag. The barcode had black lines through it, but the bag seems unused otherwise. The rubber monkey keychain is the same as with other bags.I’ll give it a try as the size and weight are what I need (it should be perfect as a Spirit or Frontier personal item), but I will report back if the laptop is hard to access in transit. I am not using it to carry binders or school books so the corner weakness may or may not be an issue.I’ll try to report back. This will either be a redesign for the better (for travel and non-school use), or will be a pain through TSA and trying to work on the plane.