The classic SAMSONITE briefcase caught reader Mr. BEN VIJZELMAN’s attention earlier this year when menswear designer Mr. THOM BROWNE used it in his autumn collection as shown in Florence, Italy. What a good idea, especially because it is easy to find an original SAMSONITE briefcase at yard sales and flea markets, or via eBay. BEN’s find, photographed here, came for €14 including postage & packaging and just needed a proper washing. Alas, it lacks THOM BROWNE’s fancy red, white & blue lining, obviously, but how many people get to see the inside of one’s briefcase? The hard-shell suitcase is a rather unpractical piece of luggage in combination with bikes or scooters, but it is very elegant on an efficient city walk.
Thursday October 1, 2009
A BRIEFCASE
(Further Recommendations)
A day earlier: RUN TO A UNIQLO STORE NEARBY
Two days earlier: A QUITE REMARKABLE EXHIBITION
Three days earlier: TRAILER FOR A SINGLE MAN
Interesting: A LOVELY LINEN BEACH TOWEL, Wednesday July 7, 2010
Interesting: TWO THOUSAND AND TEN, Saturday November 7, 2009
Nice: RODARTE FOR MEN, Thursday January 14, 2010
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A hard shell suitcase is most unpractical for the majority of workers today (myself included) which is a crying shame because I agree, they really are a thing of beauty. I might experiment by integrating one in to my weekend attire. I’ll let you know how I get on…
Yes, I’ve been lurking around e-bay for one of these in recent weeks.
It’s difficult to find them without exterior scratches and the proper amount of interior slots and dividers however.
It seems to be the classic case of – you see something everywhere until the second you want one for yourself.
Will check Mr. THOM BROWNE’s autumn collection again.
It is definitely elegant for the shell:)
I have one. Hard Shell??