Saddleback Leather Company - Official Affiliate thread - Page 85

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Originally Posted by camjr 

I carry a the large thin briefcase in chestnut every day, but we're more of a business casual.  I think it looks great with slacks and a sportcoat.  I have carried it when wearing a suit before, but honestly, when most people are carrying a Swiss Army or Targus backpack when wearing a suit, I feel perfectly fine...

 

I think the bag would be fine with a suit if you go with Carbon Black, Chestnut, or Coffee Brown for the color of the briefcase.  Tobacco may be a little too casual.

Thanks for the input. I love the tobacco, but agree that it is too casual. I am leaning towards Chestnut over Coffee, and I am not even considering black.

The bag looks great in chestnut.

I'm currently in law school, using my DCB large briefcase on a daily basis.  I've gone to client interviews, job interviews, and formal functions with my bag in tote and get nothing but complements.  

I think you'll do fine in a formal situation.  

Haha, joined for the sole reason to talk about these bags.

I've been eyeing the large satchel for a while now and aside from the usual self-arguments about which colour would be best, I also have a wee problem (no pun intended). I'm about 5'4 but I want to get something that would be able to hold A4 documents and possibly a book or two comfortably.

Would anybody on this forum who does have the large satchel take a picture carrying it so I can judge the size? PIctures like that seem to be few and far in between.

Here's one of me with my large satchel in DCB. I'm 5'8". I hope this helps.

It doesn't look too intimidating in size! It looks way larger in most of the other pictures I've found (maybe because of the angle and what not) so this helps quite a bit! I finally caved and ordered one in tobacco brown today. I'm hoping that I also only get charged for about $52CAD (in Vancouver on the other side of the country here haha). 

Finally got my bag! It's a medium classic briefcase in chestnut.

I like it, however I'm concerned about one thing. Are these marks/wrinkles something I should be worried about? They're made from the metal that keeps the shape of the bag. This isn't something I've noticed on the pictures I've seen online.

Offtopic
To Saddleback Leather, whenever you ship a bag to any of the Nordic countries, skip the small bible. People here will most likely get offended by products associated with religion/politics.

Regards
Ragnar

 

Finally got my bag! It's a medium classic briefcase in chestnut.

I like it, however I'm concerned about one thing. Are these marks/wrinkles that's on both sides something I should be worried about?  They're made from the metal that keeps the shape of the bag. This isn't something I've noticed on the pictures I've seen online.

Regards
Ragnar

Offtopic - to Saddleback Leather

I am looking at getting the classic duffel overnight bag, but read some comments in this thread that it might not work as a carry on bag? From the measurements on the website, and what I see allowed on most airlines, it seems like it would work just fine, but thought I would double check before moving forward with the purchase. 

I'm really interested in the briefcase thin, but is it heavy weight-wise? I know on the site it says 4.25 pounds but just wanting to know what it felt like in people's hands. Thanks!

Tried to do a search on the thread but not sure if that question was addressed so my apologies if it has been.