Men's Leather Briefcases - Difference Between Casual & Dress Business Briefcase - Leather
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Iím Antonio Centeno, the founder of Real Men Real Style.
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Okay guys, so I received a number of questions.
Often timeís men will ask me, ìOkay so Iím decked out in a suit, Iím going to be wearing
a sports jacket and jeans.
What type of bag should I be carrying?
What type of leather accessory?î And one, you donít want to be carrying a backpack
so throw that.
What weíre talking about here today are quality leather bags and Iíve got two examples Iím
going to show you and Iím going to talk about three points and focus on the differences
between each bag.
Now, both bags are great and in fact, one of them was a gift to me from Brett McKay
over at the Art of Manliness and itís from saddleback leather.
The other one is a bag weíre going to be using in a giveaway from Maxwell Scott.
Both of these bags, I wish I could keep the Maxwell Scott one because they serve separate
needs and theyíre very different bags.
Both of them amazing quality, I highly recommend both companies but let me talk about what
is the difference because many men, theyíre trying to make a decision because these bags
arenít cheap.
The Maxwell Scott one that weíre going to be having in the giveaway, 370 pounds which
I think $700.
The great thing with these bags especially saddlebacks, itís got a 100 year guarantee
so if you think about that and I tell you, I use my saddleback all the time and this
Maxwell Scott, just looking at it, having spend some time going over it, I can tell
this is an amazing quality bag as well.
In any case, these are big investments and my advice to any man out there looking at
this is one, donít be afraid to make this purchase if youíre going to get, I mean,
I get compliments all the time when I carry my items in my bag.
It protects my computer and everything that I carry and I feel good when Iím using this
but you need to understand what is going to suit your needs.
At this point and the one that I received as a gift was this saddleback.
The briefcase, you can see it ñ theyíre larger briefcase.
Not the one that turns into a backpack, although this one can turn into a backpack but this
is the simple briefcase.
It holds a 17 inch laptop which is why I love it.
Itís very simple.
There are two compartments on there.
Thereís a compartment for the computer and then thereís a compartment right in front
which I can hold my cords and a few other small things but really, itís a very simple
bag and I love it because itís simple.
So that probably goes to what makes this bag a casual bag.
There are going to be three things.
Itís going to be the build.
Itís going to be the leather and itís going to be the design.
So when Iím talking about the build, this is a very rugged build.
When you look at these saddlebacks and you visit that company, look at that website,
youíre going to see that saddleback is all about ñ theyíve got pictures of crocodiles
biting into their bags, not being able to tear it apart or it being underwater with
guys doing shark diving and these are casual bags that are very, very rugged.
So that right there makes it in the casual camp.
The other thing is the leather.
Their leather is more raw and not as refined as a leather I see over at Maxwell Scott.
Maxwell Scott uses Italian leather.
Itís much thinner but that makes sense because what theyíre going for is that rugged casual
look.
And finally, the design of the saddleback which I talked about, itís very simple.
They went with all simplicity.
Itís about making something that will stand up to the test of time that you can throw
around, not that you should be throwing this thing around but you can and itís going to
be perfectly fine.
This is really and for my needs, I live in rural Wisconsin.
I usually carry this when Iím going up to ñ Iíve got a truck stop that I go to a lot
of times to simply clear my mind, sit, not be disturbed for 6 hours and write an article
or think about where Iím going to be taking my company.
For me, when Iím wearing a sweater and a pair of jeans, this is a perfect bag.
Even when Iím wearing a sports jacket and a pair of odd trousers, the bag is 100% leather
so it works.
Now, when Iím wearing a suit, this bag will not work because itís too casual.
Also, the color, thatís another thing really not goes with the leather.
This is a dark brown so itíll work with the chestnut I believe is their color.
It works but itís not as dressy as this Maxwell Scott.
So this is the Maxwell Scott and hereís the back.
Hereís the side and hereís the front.
This thing smells really good.
I wish I could keep this bag but like I said, weíre going to be giving it away so hopefully
youíre on an email list and if not, weíll be having tons of other giveaways whenever
you decide to join it.
That bag right there, it just screams to me that this is something I could wear with a
sports jacket and a pair of odd trousers or even a pair of raw denim but the color and
the way the leather is finished instantly yells refined.
And thatís another thing when you look at the build.
The build is much more refined in terms of they thought about where everything needs
to be so this was going to hold more.
Itís got more pockets.
Itís designed for more the business traveler.
Itís designed also to send a message.
If youíre going to be signing a multi thousand or multi million dollar deal and you put the
briefcase on there in which youíre pulling out the paper, you donít want it to be something
that it looks likeÖ you donít want it to be something thatís falling apart.
You want to look like the kind of person that they can trust with this deal and this type
of bag is going to send that signal.
Its black color, again, is perfectly conservative.
You could go with a very dark brown.
I wouldnít recommend the light brown for most business use so the black, the dark brown
or the black are going to be perfect for business use.
But again, this suitís going to be for someone thatís wearing a suit for somebody thatís
wearing a sport jacket with odd trousers and navy blazer.
The last thing is the design so a lot of thought went into this design.
Again itís a very complex design.
If I open it up, thereís all types of pockets here.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven and then thereís the sleeve for the laptop so
very, very sharp design.
Jealous that you guys are getting it and little things like this little bit, this little metal
rivets they have right here so that when you put it down or you slide it, itís not going
to tear up the leather.
Little things like that set this bag apart.
Okay, so hopefully those visuals helped.
Again, look at the build, look at the leather, and look at the design and depending on how
those go is going to tell you whether or not itís a casual or dressy bag.
And what you need, well it depends on your profession and your professional needs.
Okay, this has been Antonio Centeno with Real Men Real Style.
Hopefully you enjoyed the video and Iíll see you in the next one.
Bye-bye.