The softest, most beautiful english tan leather. This backpack is thin and streamlined, but still fits a macbook 16-inch pro laptop (with protective case) plus chargers, water bottle, etc. Used for less than a year. I am only selling b/c im an editor who now travels with a couple travel monitors and so needed something bigger. laptop compartment is padded and there are extra pockets inside (one has a zipper) and two pockets on front of bag.