A Briefcase Built Around a Bad Day
A hand-stitched bridle leather briefcase with a Dyneema pad in the front panel and flap, the test that failed first, and what cannot be promised.
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Everything I’ve made, one piece at a time.
Marcellino NY started with briefcases in 2010, and they come first here. The shelves around them are wider: handbags, mini cases, crossbody and saddle bags, portfolios, card holders, belts, collars, key holders. If it came off my bench, it belongs in this section.
Most of it is past work. These are designs from earlier years, many of them no longer on the shop page. A few are current designs you can still buy, and any post with a live listing carries a Buy Now button at the top.
Each post takes one piece and covers it properly: the leather and hardware, how I made it, who would carry it and when, and what to wear beside it. The photos are mine, taken of the actual piece.
Looking to order today? See the briefcases, the ready-to-ship pieces on sale, or the bespoke page for something made to your order.
A hand-stitched bridle leather briefcase with a Dyneema pad in the front panel and flap, the test that failed first, and what cannot be promised.
The m5 mini case in oxblood, tan and red English bridle leather, with a brass steer handle imported from India and an Italian combination lock.
A burgundy wild-alligator portfolio built from two bellies and a jaw flap, with a brass push lock. Read the skin like a map: marks, lining, a missing handle.
A black bridle leather spiked collar with a chain and a quick-release buckle. Made as a collar for a dog’s neck and as a sculpture for the wall.
A red English bridle mini case with a hand-carved brass elephant for a handle. Where a handbag ends and a sculpture begins, and why this one won’t settle it.
A red sheepskin suede briefcase, built by hand with a leather structure and no cardboard. Why sheepskin, how to clean it, and why it stays out of the rain.