you are Therese, and the tiny extravagance of this simple brown leather bag makes you feel secretly wiser, older, and better able to dismiss the fuddy-duddy impositions of your all-pervading mother. A serious bag for a serious girl. Authentic Coach leather, slightly distressed in the way that only a loving usage will impart. measures 7" high and 11" long. strap (including metal clips) is approx 38" long from end to end. great condition.