2019-08-26 Bloomberg Businessweek

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PROP STYLIST: JOSEPH PARRA

THE ONE

The new Kelly

tote meets today’s

hauling needs in

classic Hermès style

Photograph by

Eric Helgas

Case

Closed

Since it was first

introduced in 1992,

the Kelly Dépêches

briefcase from

Hermès ($10,200)

has been almost

as sought-after

as its celebrated

namesake handbag.

This iteration,

new for fall, has

a slimmer profile,

a shorter flap for

easier

opening

and

closing,

beveled

corners,

and a

rounded

bottom.

THE COMPETITION

• The Russia Leather
  folio may be even
  harder to get than a
  Kelly. The classically
  handsome bag
  from 205-year-old
  James Purdey &
  Sons Ltd. is made
  with restored hides
  recovered from a
  shipwreck off the
  coast of England.
  Finished with red
  goatskin lining, the
  $12,050 case has a
  gold-plated buckle.

THECASE

Ontheoriginal

Kellycase,theclasp

wassofussythat

leavingit openwas

asmucha practical

considerationas

aneffortinstudied

nonchalance.This

updatedversionlets

youskiptheclasp

entirely:Thesofter

cornersandshorter

flapslipunder

thestraptoclose

quickly.Elsewhereit

bearsthehallmarks

ofthebrand,such

asimpeccable

saddlestitching,

• Bigenough
  tohandlemost
  largerlaptops,
  Valextra’s$2,980
  Classicbriefcaseis
  16 inches wide with
  a slightly padded
  interior to protect
  digital devices,
  plus five internal
  pockets and two
  pen loops.


• Berluti’s $5,000
  Prisme briefcase
  pairs palladium-
  finished brass
  hardware with
  Venezia leather and
  an easy-to-use clasp.

here in white linen

thread, which serves

as a contrast to the

palladium hardware

and fine-grained

toffee leather in

what is a classic

Hermès palette.

(It’s also available

in red, green, gray,

and navy.) With two

pockets inside—one

zip, one sleeve—

it’s just the right

size for a 13-inch

laptop, more than

enough to fulfill the

demands of modern

schlepping. $10,200;

800 441-4488