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It will show wear and tear very quickly.","subreddit":"handbags"},{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/handbags/comments/1tpkg69/how_does_everybody_feel_about_mansur_gavriel/oo9my4a/","type":"comment","title":"Comment detailing poor leather quality and construction","author":"Visit_Excellent","ref_id":"r_e_3","thread":{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/handbags/comments/1tpkg69/how_does_everybody_feel_about_mansur_gavriel/","title":"how does everybody feel about mansur gavriel","subreddit":"handbags"},"excerpt":"I love their minimalistic designs, BUT--and this is a huge but--their quality in leathers are really poor. I've seen their bags peel before, and it turns out they use a thin layer of leather on the exterior, and fill it with PU leather on the inside, giving the illusion of quality leathers. 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