First Person Singular by Wendy Braitman

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Whatever Happened to the Briefcase?

December 17, 2009 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

I have a gorgeous Il Bisonte briefcase tucked away in the closet, that doesn’t get used anymore. I first spotted the bag in a San Francisco shop window, and lusted after it for a whole year, before plunking down my hard-earned cash and taking it home. I thought of the purchase as “investment” shopping, never imaging it would one day become a relic, replaced by a less expensive, and far less beautiful (though much lighter) tote. Does anyone still carry a briefcase?

This image is an art piece by Michael Johannsson called Pack Daddy’s Suitcases, or in his native Swedish, Packa Pappas Kappsäck. It is 100″ x 120″ x 100″.

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