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A plain brown briefcase, and a good example of what plain means. The Wallace 2202 is brown English bridle leather with brass at the buckles, the rings and the lock, and nothing else on its surface.
Practicing on scrap leather saves the good hide. One strap end, step by step: where the bevel, the holes, the seam and the dye go wrong when nothing is tested.
A structured case in real alligator, lined in bridle leather or Italian calf suede, with an arched handle and shoulder strap, hand saddle stitched in New York.
A trial lawyer and a surgeon both wear suits. They need entirely different things from them. Here’s how professional context should drive tailoring decisions before any conversation about style begins.
Most marks on bridle leather are displaced wax and oil, not missing leather. How to tell a scuff from a gouge, when heat helps, and how to treat water spots.
A London tan and green English bridle leather case with a solid brass cobra handle, red calf suede lining and an Italian lock, hand saddle stitched.
An earlier Wallace 2220 in London tan English bridle leather, with an army green suede shoulder strap and pockets inside. Made at Marcellino NY.