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obsession name: Gucci Black Guccissima Leather Briefcase
why the obsession:
As part of my actual day job, I am asked to travel from time to time for work. One of the things I often struggle with is how to avoid airport hassle, with flight delays, long lines and very early/very late travel times. With airlines’ policy of only 2 checked items at all times, I often ditch the purse to meet the 2-item requirement and just carry my laptop bag and my suitcase. Now the reality is, my laptop bag is your ordinary laptop bag – practical, comfortable, and not-really-super-stylish. Therefore, in scouring the internets for my next post, I developed an instant obsession with this Gucci Black Guccissima Leather Briefcase – TOTALLY a dream work/travel bag. First off, can we talk about the black Guccissima leather? It’s soft, supple, and the quality is just superb. I particularly like this leather in black: a) it’s classy, b) I can style it with anything I wear to work, c) it looks professional, d) although it’s a logo bag, because it’s in black, it’s very subtle and not-in-your-face-designer since the logos are embossed in the leather itself. I also very much like the idea of black leather for traveling because you need something durable in today’s travel world. This bag is also a perfect size at 16” x 2.4” x 12.2”, because it’s just the right size for my 15” work laptop, but it’s also compact enough where I won’t be tempted to pack more stuff so I keep my always-travel-light policy. The only other thing I will mention with this bag is that you do have to buy the shoulder strap separately (which is a must for me). I suppose it works out that if you don’t need the shoulder strap, then you don’t have to pay for it, so how thoughtful of Gucci. In the end, I would totally love to own this briefcase one day – it’s classy, professional, practical, comfortable, last forever, and will finally bring me some style to “haggard-dous” travel days.
