Exactly what I wanted, very good quality!! The dark brown is very sophisticated for casual wear or traveling. Lots of space and smells like new leather. Comfortable on my shoulders and matches with everything.

I just received my new Polare leather bag today. This thing is exactly what I was hoping for. The bag itself is beautiful! The leather is thick and has that wonderful leather smell. It seems to be very well made. I love all of the closures that they used on this bag. It will be perfect for my needs. I have searched for some time for a bag like this and the majority of the makers were way over priced IMO. This was a steal for what you are getting. If you’re looking for a genuine leather bag with great looks and functionality, pull the trigger. You won’t be sorry.

I bought one for my husband and another one for me. We like to take day trips/travel and are concerned about bed bugs (US growing problem for travelers), ticks and other pests and wanted something we can maintain clean and hard for bugs to stick on. Fabric is a magnet for pests. I decided to purchase this backpack and I love it. Its very sturdy, roomy, and attractive. We use it for extra clothes, camera gear and snacks, yet it doesnt look huge, its just perfect in size.

**9/11/2017 update** Bag is the same over a year later. Recommend to anyone. Quality. ***Update8/8/2016*** this bag is Great. Its starting to soften up. So far its holding up great, still smells like new leather (which i like. I find it very strange when people are complaining of the smell of leather or asking if leather goods smell before they order them- of course they do! Its leather! ) Anyway the bag is a great value for the price. The stitching is doing fine so far and i dont have any complaints. I had already written the review below this point right when the bag arrived. The seller offers a free gift after a month or 2 to review it, so i am updating my review. -------------------------------- ORIGINAL REVIEW: Great bag. The dimensions are accurate but it is smaller than i visualized. Good quality stiff new leather. Dont see any frayed stitches or any defects so far. The straps could be more heavy duty but everything seems good. Ill post an update after a couple months of use.

I bought it for my wife who is 5-2 and it fits her perfectly. She loves it! The quality of the leather is outstanding and with care (leather moisturizer) the bag looks even more stunning. Its got the right amount of pockets and holds her 15 laptop, peripherals, and other work items with ease.

I was sent a replacement bag to challenge the review I left below. On the second one, the strap has not broken and the leather has held up well. I get many compliments on the bag. Even on the replacement bag there has been about two centimeters of stitching to come undone. But the bag is otherwise holding up. Id recommend it for very light sparing use. But wouldnt recommend it for daily use because of my overall experience. So I wrote this review because they offered to send a follow up package if I did, and did not. Over the next month that I owned this bag the stitching came undone. Even as I did not put a lot of weight in it, the shoulder strap broke. Its the size of a standard backpack, which was great since it fits everything I need in it. Everything seemed like high quality until it started falling apart. The leather is thick but even with proper care cracks quickly. Not too happy.

The Polare full grain leather backpack is well built, and perfect size. I can put my iPad, phone, snacks and everything I need for my day in it - with room to spare. It is a little stiff but that will soften with use. Durably and good looking! I wish I would have found it sooner

This is a solid bag. Thick leather, and the seams have held well so far. It lost 1 star because of the useless magnetic closures on the side pockets. They dont hold well, and will result in things getting pick-pocketed or simply falling out, so Ill replace them with buckles at some point. Also, the 2 functional buckle straps are split leather rather than full grain and only have 1 hole punched for the buckle. Pay attention to the measurements, as this is a little bit smaller than a standard backpack.

I’ve been carrying around this bag for a month now. I absolute love it! I have always looked for a leather backpack that had some toughness to it. Most of what I found were thin and cheaply made. When I first took my Polare out of the bag, I knew instantly, this was a durable leather back-pack! I recommend this Polare leather backpack for anyone looking for style, dependability and pure “coolness.’

Great solid book bag- leather is good quality, buckles are all real instead of those stupid fake magnet ones. I expect this will last me a long time. Definitely recommend.