Miuccia…Italian royalty…Saffiano briefcase
Before Miuccia Prada revitalized the brand with a black nylon bag, before Rem Koolhaas designed a SoHo wonderland that was more shrine than shop, Prada began as a leather-goods house—one that served as official leather supplier to the Italian royal family.
Are You Toting Around Yesterday’s News?
I’ve had the distinct dis-pleasure of observing three DC movers-and-shakers tote around yesterday’s news in the form of tattered, war-torn and bruised baggage commonly (or formerly) known as briefcases. Worse yet, two out of three were actually the canvas freebies you receive at conferences (one was from a 2004 conference)….not acceptable for a sophisticated man […]