This vinyl has an extra soft cotton layer on the back that you can't see here, but you'll feel its softness when you place it on your shoulder. We left off the inside "luggage stitch" to give this sturdy and baddass brown western guitar strap a nice loose feel as the light hits it on the stage. Of course this fully vegan and sweatshop free brown western guitar strap has our custom Couch molded metal hardware, hand tooled stainless steel rivets and is meticulously assembled by us, guitar players, here, in the United States. • MFSKU L026