The Lotuff Mens English Leather Briefcase

I gave my husband an early present - the Lotuff Mens English Leather Briefcase, hand made in New England.

We are still awestruck by both its understated beauty and quality - with its vegetable tanned leather, solid brass hardware, and the YKK zipper.  It feels as good as it looks.

There are no company icons on our Lotuff bags, only our monograms.  This seems even more appreciated in an environment where other luxury brands use giant logos (which themselves are  adorned with lawyer approved "trademarked" symbols) on their expensive products, often to distract from low quality. 

The center, zippered pocket is perfectly sized for a tablet.  

I have a thing for good hardware.

A great example of the design is the single, long strip of leather, shown here, that fluidly connects handle, carrying straps, and bands.

The handle is substantial and feels good in hand.

A Once and Future Thinness

The straps on many of our other bags over the years have served more as bungee cords to tamp down unwieldy masses of belongings.  These straps (in conjunction with the double-gussets) instead allow the bag to handle a full load, but then shrink to a very pleasant thinness on lighter jaunts.   As iPads and other tablets replace laptops, this feature of the past seems very future facing. (Which is good, because we will have this briefcase for a very long time.)

Polished Edges 

The briefcase evokes trains.  While it fits perfectly in the Acela, it is also how I always pictured the lawyer's briefcase from the classic short story, "Unreasonable Doubt" by Stanley Ellin.

"Good heavens, isn't this our station?" the stout man suddenly cried, and the next instant he went flying past Mr. Willoughby's out-stretched feet, briefcase in hand, overcoat flapping over his arm, companion in tow.