This one was a gift oh so long ago (when my ringlets were still bouncy black beauties, before the gray was here to stay!) and from let’s just say someone who did not end up the hubby I keep to this day, so long story too late to be short: I cannot confirm authenticity! Buuuuut, to have held up even better than moi almost two whole decades down, it’s a testament to quality & style, an object d’art, its gold hardware still bright & its leathah still stunningly soft & simply sumptuous…a bag to have and to hold from this day forward, cuz its a whole nutha kinda a sick and its health has stood the test of time with literally no major wear on the outside but with its signature horse-bit fabric pilling & fading inside, not to be too unexpected at this age and price-point! A collector’s find, this one’s a rare steal of a deal!