I love this bag. The brown with the black is perfect. This is the 3rd bag I have bought from Dooney and Bourke in the past few years. They come in a plastic bag in the shipping box. The bag hardware and handles are covered in foam. It's all protected but then its thrown into the ups box to ship. These bags aren't cheap. It would be nice if Dooney and Bourke packed their bags in a gift box then the shipping box. Just saying. It would be nice if opening the box was a special treat.