How To Find Quality Leather Luggage [0:00:00]
In today’s video, gents, five key characteristics you need to be able to identify when buying
a quality briefcase.
[Music] The first thing to look at when buying a briefcase
to make sure it’s of high quality, look at the hardware.
If they spend good money on the hardware, they actually buy oversized good solid pieces
that are well-polished, well put together.
You can tell, okay, they probably didn’t skimp in other areas when it comes to the
leather, when it comes to the thread, when it comes to the overall design and the build
of the briefcase.
Notice the zipper right here, this is a Raccagni zipper.
It’s coming out of northern Italy.
This family has been perfecting the zipper for over thirty years.
Yes, focusing on quality.
They look at every single tooth make sure it’s well-polished that it just flows that
it zips very easily.
Compared with a cheap zipper, it is night and day.
Next up, let’s talk about leather quality.
You’re looking for a full grain with no blemishes.
Now, when I say full grain, what I mean is the top layer of the leather that’s the
grain may be mixed with a little bit of the junction.
And the junction, that’s the combination of the grain where it meets actually the corium.
What’s the difference?
It really comes down to durability and water resistance.
At the top leather, that’s where we’re going to see it’s actually going to be least
pores, it’s going to be very flexible very tough.
As we get down into the corium of the leather that’s where going to see it’s going to
absorb water a lot more readily and it’s not going to be as durable.
Throughout this video you’re going to see this briefcase right here.
This is the Pallissy briefcase found over at Carl Friedrik.
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Now, this next detail that you want to look at when it comes to a quality leather bag
may seem small, but it’s not, guys.
Look at the stitching.
You want to look for a single stitch and where it needs to be straight, it should be straight.
Where it needs to curve and follow the lines of the leather, it needs to do that.
Oh, come on, Antonio, stitching can’t be that important?
Yes, it is and let me explain.
So, a bad stitch job, that’s a sign that they probably didn’t pay attention to the
type of thread that they used.
If they didn’t pay attention here, the material choice of the thread is key in terms of the
longevity of the bag and how it’s going to react with the leather.
Is it going to enlarge the holes or is it going to have a little bit of stretch and
it’s not going to enlarge the holes over time.
All these plays into how long your bag is going to last.
Next up, let’s look at the inside of the bag.
The internal lining, if you can pull it out, this is a bad sign.
It should stay in the bag.
Next up, let’s look at the alignment of the threading the stitching the placement
of the pockets, everything here should be aligned, we shouldn’t have any issues.
When you zip up and you close the bag, is it catching on anything especially the inner
lining?
If it catches on the inner lining, this is the sign of poor quality.
Next up, let’s talk about briefcase design.
Now, you may say this is a matter of personal taste, but for me I like to think that a briefcase
is a long term investment something that if I purchase it now, my grandson may find my
briefcase and want to use it.
So, I’m looking for something that is going to stay and be in style.
For me, what stays in style is simplicity, classic design that’s both functional and
stylish.
It’s the small details that you want to pay attention to and you want to make sure
when I’m looking in a briefcase, I’m looking at how many pieces of leather did they actually
use to make the briefcase.
Is it something that is elegant both in design and the actual layout and the cutting of the
leather?
So, when you’re identifying great design, look at how they mix functionality with the
style.
So, notice the strap right here it goes all the way around the bottom of the bag and what
it does is the weight of the bag is being carried and distributed all over the strap.
Notice the small details here on the handle.
This leather right over here goes back around and then in on itself probably extends all
the way over here where you have the same thing on this side as well, so they’re probably
stitched on top of each other and that is actually where the strength of this handle
is coming from is that it’s reinforced at multiple points, just a great well-made functional
piece.
Look at the bottom of the bag.
You notice these four little metal legs right here?
This right here is to protect the leather, a small detail that a lot of manufacturers
are going to skip on, but when you see this, it’s a sign of quality.
[0:05:01] Now, a bonus thing to look at is the printing
actually the company’s logo maybe your initials engraved in there.
Now, if it’s going to be printing on top of the leather, the issue here is that it
can and eventually will get scraped off.
But, if they actually press it into the leather maybe go over it with a little bit of a gold
leaf or just maybe leave it just a straight pressing, that right there is going to be
a better sign of quality and to me much more permanent.
All right, gentlemen, now it’s your turn.
I want to hear from you down in the comments.
What did I miss?
What would you have added to this video to make it better?
I know some of you guys have probably designed bags, some of you guys have bought quite a
few bags, maybe you’ve got some tips and tricks you would add to this video.
Let me know down in the comments.
And, go check out Carl Friedrik, guys.
I’m linking to him down in the description just a beautiful bag, this Vachetta leather.
Ahh, I mean it looks and it feels beautiful.
I could tell you this bag I was so excited to get, if you can’t tell and, yeah, just
everything about it very high quality.
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is down in the description of this video with link.
Just go check them out, good company.
That’s it, guys.
Take care.
I will see you in the next video.
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