I have a few other Levys straps and the material differs. My best strap is a Levy and it has leather padding as well. This strap does not have this. It is vinyl and feels much like a duffel bag strap to the touch. Zoom in on the pic and you will get an idea of the texture. That said I bought this strap fully aware of this so I am rating it in context. What I really wanted was a strap that matches my lovely Kiesel(Carvin) CS3 I had option 50'd in a two tone blue and this strap is a nice compliment to that. It's quite attractive with its mouse blue uniform with gold trim. I love the selection of straps Levys has and they are all good quality and surprisingly comfortable even in styles such as this.