LV and Burberry make plastic purses. It says right on the description for those items that they're PVC with leather trim. This Rioni bag delivers the same quality and luxe feel of the better-known brands for one eighth the price. I own Gucci, Burberry, Rebecca Minkoff and the $500 Coach bags (among others) and I get anxious taking them to places where they might get bumped with a shoe or sit on the ground. My Rionis (I have 4 of them in different colors and sizes) can go with me anywhere and I know they'll be fine. And if the leather strap get a smudge? Big whoop. I clean it the best I can and know that I didn't just "disfigure" a $950 purse. It's liberating!