Men’s Briefcases

What should you look for in men’s briefcases? If you want to carry large volumes of paperwork or you want a larger briefcase, like a traditional lawyer’s briefbag. Or if you’re working toward the mythical paperless office, you may want a laptop bag or even a slim attache case. Either way, no problem, because there’s an incredible variety of briefcases for sale, although perhaps not as wide a choice as women have.

Leather Briefcases

Materials and styles of briefcases

The best materials for briefcases start with fine leathers, which often come from Italy. Briefcases are also made from regular leather, microfiber, nylon or vinyl and even canvas. You can even find a few shiny metal James Bond-style attaches. Brands producing men’s briefcases include Tuscan, Port Authority, Kenneth Cole, Orvis, Wilson and Tony Perotti.

Metal Attaches

Men’s briefcases come in a multitude of styles. They come in styles with multiple pockets and compartments, compartments for special items like laptop computers or other gadgets like cellphones and open in various ways also. Many men’s briefcases have shoulder straps along with double handles for your convenience and versatility. Sometimes you will have your hands occupied and will appreciate having a shoulder strap and other times you will want to look more polished and in that case you prefer the look of the double handles as you make an appearance somewhere. You may find men’s briefcases with flaps that fold over and fasten with buckles, clasps or zippers.

These various styles in men’s briefcases have names including expandable briefcases, messenger bags, the overnighter briefcase, the portfolio, the wheeled briefcase and the double zip briefcase to choose from. Other brand names include Johnston and Murphy, Orvis, Levenger, Lands End, L.L. Bean, Tumi, Samsonite and Timbuk 2.

Laptop Bags

Examining a briefcase

You will want to open up and examine the interior of each briefcase to check for roominess and flexibility. The leather or other material that the briefcase is made from should be sturdy but not so rigid that items cannot be slipped easily in and out of the briefcase. You should note whether gussets are sewn firmly, rivets or other metal fasteners are new and shiny instead of tarnished. Zippers should also operate smoothly. All components of the briefcases should be looked over carefully. Flaps should be carefully sewn on with firm seams. Open the flaps wide and check the corner edges for loose threads, the thread used to sew them on should be heavy duty and there should be no loose threads in the stitching or at the corners of the flaps, the same thing goes for the pockets or the handles. Check all of these carefully.

Overnighter Briefcases

Colors and prices

Leather briefcases traditionally come in colors like tan, saddle tan, mahogany, black, brown, aubergine, maroon, navy, blue, gray and sand. Other materials such as microfiber and vinyls made into briefcases come in a wider range of color choices, especially for laptop bags and other styles aimed at hip, younger buyers. Prices for men’s briefcases can be steep, but a worthwhile investment for many consumers. Impressions matter with some of the men who are looking for a good briefcase. They also would like to use the briefcase for impression purposes. Men’s briefcases can be bought for prices as low as $35 although if you shop around for a soft, casual briefcase.  But, typically prices for formal leather briefcases start at around $98 and climb to prices as high as $3,000. The most popular styles hit between $98 and $600, and have great features and quality going for them. You should not have to pay more than this for a high quality, useful men’s briefcase with your favorite features included unless you just want to.