I have one! I haven't used it in awhile, but you're right, it's a classic bag that I will always be able to carry. It's held up pretty well over the almost 2 years I've owned it. The only thing - maybe it's the leather, or maybe it's my mishandling, but it's gotten somewhat scuffed on the body of the bag. But you can't really tell so it's still in pretty good conditon.
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I also have one that I bought a few years back, and I think it's just ok. Maybe I'm just really hard on my purses, but the zipper on mine broke after about a year or so (it came off the track? not sure how else to describe it) which kinda bummed me out because I've had other purses for much longer that I haven't had any problems with at all...
But- I did check out the new purses at the Furla store, and they do have alot of very cute styles and colors, and the quality seemed pretty good.
I have a couple of their fabric bags and I really like them. I wouldn't go throwing them around (because they're a light colored satiny material), but I've had them a couple of years now and have been impressed with their quality. FYI, if you're ever in Italy, they are so, so, so much cheaper than they are here, even with the exchange rate!