Briefcase Appreciation thread

[earthdragon]

The Hermes is BEAUTIFUL.
I would love one of these when I have the spare coin...

 

[patrickBOOTH]



Anyone ever purchase an Ashton briefcase?

Namely this one:

https://www.astonleather.com/double-compartment-briefcase-p787.html

But in brown.


Opinions? Quality? I'm buying it new but for much less then the Ashton site price.

Honestly, it looks like cheap garbage if you ask me. Like a bag you can buy at Staples for $30 made of pleather.

 

[Ilovelobbs]

Honestly, it looks like cheap garbage if you ask me. Like a bag you can buy at Staples for $30 made of pleather.

Harsh but true....there alot more value to be had at the $500 mark...

The grainy website pictures does not allow you to focus in on the leather...
probably trying to hide something grainy...AVIOD.

 

[Kai]

At the $500 price point, I'd much rather look at these:

http://jpmarcellino.com/m/index.php...ther/american-bridle-leather/darwin-1136.html

http://jpmarcellino.com/m/index.php...american-bridle-leather/bass-reeves-1060.html

 

[Hampton]

Awesome.

Purchased this weekend - Hermes Sac a Depeche 41 in Bleu Obscur. Totally awesome and for me the perfect everyday case.

 

[Will]

Glaser Designs' espresso brown Headhunter Flaptop Bag in hand-grained leather.

 

[diglett]

Speaking of Hermes...

And apologies in advance if this photo actually came from this thread; I've had it saved for ages and don't recall its origin.

 

[MrChris]

@ patrickBOOTH - Nice satchel! JP has alot of nice stuff on their website, gets my head spinning with plenty of ideas of how to customize one.

 

[nate10184]

Anyone familiar with this guy from Etsy? Seems like pretty nice stuff and the prices are solid.

RFClark Saddlery

 

[minervau]



Anyone familiar with this guy from Etsy? Seems like pretty nice stuff and the prices are solid.

RFClark Saddlery

Those bags look amazing, very interested to hear if others know of him.

 

[bboysdontcryy]

 

[nate10184]



Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

http://s5.photobucket.com/user/angelic_chris_Dk/media/photo-11_zpsd7ab696e.jpg.html

Wow....just wow. Simon Baker?

 

[ThatGuy604]

Here's another photo of the Frank Clegg bag in chocolate brown harness belting leather.

This briefcase looks awesome. Too bad its $965 and way out of my price range. Maybe for Christmas.

 

[malwear]

New bag from Henry Tomkins. The model is the (not quite so) Full Monty -- I had Henry make it without the front pocket because I wanted something a little smaller. The color is brandy, which came out a little redder than I had hoped, though not unexpectedly so. Overall, I'm very pleased with it and Henry was a pleasure to work with. The construction seems very solid, and the leather looks and feels very nice. It's quite stiff right out of the box, but I expect it will break in nicely. My only real complaint is that the dye or paint used on the edges of the leather was applied a little messily in spots, but it's a very minor thing that you would never notice unless you were doing a careful inspection.

 

[vm1336]

Nice Tomkins. I conditioned mine with Obenauf's which darkened it a little bit and softened it, too. Now that it's been 4 months I will probably condition it again. I get lots of compliments on the bag.