text: I was disappointed in this purse, mostly because of the color.<br /><br />I ordered the wine-red purse for my mother to match her coat. I had the same experience as another reviewer, in that this was a bright red with purple lining.<br /><br />It was also very stiff, and the zipper didn't work well. The gold zipper is very visible and really stands out; I would have preferred something a little softer with a less visible zipper, but that may be a personal preference. There's also a plasticky smell, but that would probably dissipate over time.<br /><br />To be fair, there are several nice features too: The laser cutouts are nice and crisp (the side of each cutout is black when viewed at an angle), there are nice little feet on the underside to prevent scratching up the purse, and there is a small D-ring above the handle attachment on each side of the purse, for attaching a longer matching strap which is included. I ordered several items which arrived during a rainstorm, and this was the only one properly wrapped--there was a sheet of thin foam and the purse was wrapped in a plastic bag, so it didn't get ruined like the other items did.<br /><br />Due to the color and the zipper issues, though, I am returning the purse. If the manufacturer plans to continue using the lot of red material used to make the purse I received, I'd suggest replacing the purse photo with a more accurate one, and revising the color description too--I see this more as a bright lipstick red.