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Looking for a new briefcase

September 4, 2011

The search for a new briefcase has begun. At present I’m using a black nylon Porter briefcase. It’s lasted a good six years but is getting increasingly tatty around the edges. My next one should be leather, dark brown in colour and able to put up with at least ten years’ worth of daily use. [...]

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Leave the backpack at home

December 7, 2010

Can you remember your first briefcase? I can remember mine quite clearly. It was a brown, faux-leather, box-shaped affair that looked like a prop from Wall Street. Being nine years old and in my “executive” phase at the time, I thought it was a vitally important accessory for any businessman worth his salt. I spent [...]

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Porter by Yoshida weekend bag

June 8, 2010

Since launching in 1962, Yoshida & Co.’s Porter luggage brand has gained something of a cult following. The company frequently collaborates with other well-known brands, such as Commes des Garçons, and its wares are regularly featured in both Western and Japanese lifestyle magazines. Collaborations and endorsements aside, Porter’s success is largely down to Yoshida & [...]

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