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PurseBlog.com · Aug 26th, 2009, 09:05 AM

I wrote about a Marc by Marc Jacobs man bag today for PurseBlog Savvy, and it got me thinking about man bags in general. Most of them are fairly unisex – a woman could easily use most of them as travel or office bags. Also, many are beautiful in their own right, although they don’t show up when I go looking for handbags to write about at Saks or Nordstrom. So I decided to go searching for one to gush over for the enjoyment of everyone here.

And did I ever find one. The Bottega Veneta Quilted Briefcase has some of the most gorgeous details of any man bag I’ve ever seen.

On the internet, the zoom-in can be one of the most important tools in evaluating a bag. On a great one, things only get better as you get closer. On a not-so-great one, the opposite is true. And when I zoomed in on this bag, I was blown away by the detail work that went into creating the quilting that covers this bag. But I guess we shouldn’t expect anything less than perfection from Bottega Veneta, right?

Instead of your run-of-the-mill straight stitches that create the quilts, the square size and corner structure is altered ever-so-slightly in order to replicate the idea of BV’s famed intrecciato weave. That small bit of attention to detail totally sells the bag to me and keeps it from looking like the other quilted bags in the market. When you combine that with the super sleek black leather and a briefcase style that’s absolutely timeless, you have one gorgeous bag, no matter your gender. Buy through BlueFly for $2064

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ssc0619 · Aug 26th, 2009, 09:06 AM

GottaShop2 · Aug 26th, 2009, 11:39 PM

A beauty!

Stella Fleuret · Aug 27th, 2009, 02:35 AM

Holy Macro! Now that's a Briefcase I would love to own! Like a plushy, puffy pillow! Oh, So beautiful!! BV, my love!

Yeshh, leave it to the guys having their wallets stuffed down their butt pockets while we tote around these gorgeous beauties! lawlz.

M_Butterfly · Aug 27th, 2009, 02:59 PM

Truly beautiful!!

karo · Aug 27th, 2009, 03:55 PM

It's really gorgeous, but somehow I can't picture my hubby wearing it.

Selkie · Sep 8th, 2009, 05:15 AM

gorgeous

noon · Sep 8th, 2009, 06:27 PM

Very nice, but BV cant really do wrong in my eyes.

Stophle · Sep 8th, 2009, 10:58 PM

I really like how the stitching of the quilts makes the bag look woven, keeping BV's signature. I don't like how much it looks like Chanel though. It seems...boring for BV, save for that one detail.

LV-PRADAfanatic · Sep 9th, 2009, 06:11 AM

love it....

lamilao · Sep 9th, 2009, 10:16 AM

Oh..it's so beautiful. i'd like sleep with "her".

Cates · Sep 9th, 2009, 10:35 AM

gorgeous!

karmenzsofia · Sep 10th, 2009, 12:22 PM

Looks too much like Chanel to me, and too pretty for a man, if you ask me.

Aug 26th, 2009, 09:05 AM	#1
PurseBlog.com OP PurseBlog.com Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 444	Bottega Veneta Quilted Briefcase I wrote about a Marc by Marc Jacobs man bag today for PurseBlog Savvy, and it got me thinking about man bags in general. Most of them are fairly unisex – a woman could easily use most of them as travel or office bags. Also, many are beautiful in their own right, although they don’t show up when I go looking for handbags to write about at Saks or Nordstrom. So I decided to go searching for one to gush over for the enjoyment of everyone here. And did I ever find one. The Bottega Veneta Quilted Briefcase has some of the most gorgeous details of any man bag I’ve ever seen. On the internet, the zoom-in can be one of the most important tools in evaluating a bag. On a great one, things only get better as you get closer. On a not-so-great one, the opposite is true. And when I zoomed in on this bag, I was blown away by the detail work that went into creating the quilting that covers this bag. But I guess we shouldn’t expect anything less than perfection from Bottega Veneta, right? Instead of your run-of-the-mill straight stitches that create the quilts, the square size and corner structure is altered ever-so-slightly in order to replicate the idea of BV’s famed intrecciato weave. That small bit of attention to detail totally sells the bag to me and keeps it from looking like the other quilted bags in the market. When you combine that with the super sleek black leather and a briefcase style that’s absolutely timeless, you have one gorgeous bag, no matter your gender. Buy through BlueFly for $2064 View the original post on PurseBlog.com!

Aug 27th, 2009, 02:35 AM	#4
Stella Fleuret Sofa King Banned Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,603	Holy Macro! Now that's a Briefcase I would love to own! Like a plushy, puffy pillow! Oh, So beautiful!! BV, my love! Yeshh, leave it to the guys having their wallets stuffed down their butt pockets while we tote around these gorgeous beauties! lawlz.
	Last edited by Stella Fleuret; Aug 27th, 2009 at 02:38 AM.

Aug 27th, 2009, 02:59 PM	#5
M_Butterfly HLess Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,157	Truly beautiful!!
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Sep 8th, 2009, 05:15 AM	#7
Selkie <3 tPF Joined: Jul 2009 Location: N. E. Scotland Posts: 636	gorgeous
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Sep 8th, 2009, 06:27 PM	#8
noon Sun in my eyes Joined: Apr 2007 Location: in the middle of the desert Posts: 4,557	Very nice, but BV cant really do wrong in my eyes.
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Aug 26th, 2009, 09:06 AM	#2
ssc0619 Some 'Splainin to Do Joined: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 6,038

Aug 26th, 2009, 11:39 PM	#3
GottaShop2 Member Joined: Dec 2008 Location: United States of America Posts: 670	A beauty!

Aug 27th, 2009, 03:55 PM	#6
karo Living my life Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Brussels, Europe Posts: 12,169	It's really gorgeous, but somehow I can't picture my hubby wearing it.

Sep 8th, 2009, 10:58 PM	#9
Stophle Loyal Browncoat Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 2,884	I really like how the stitching of the quilts makes the bag look woven, keeping BV's signature. I don't like how much it looks like Chanel though. It seems...boring for BV, save for that one detail.
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Sep 9th, 2009, 06:11 AM	#10
LV-PRADAfanatic Built Hot for LV Joined: Oct 2007 Location: That's ME ^_^ Posts: 14,740	love it....
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Sep 9th, 2009, 10:16 AM	#11
lamilao Member Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Chengdu Posts: 28	Oh..it's so beautiful. i'd like sleep with "her".
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Sep 9th, 2009, 10:35 AM	#12
Cates Member Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 628	gorgeous!
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Sep 10th, 2009, 12:22 PM	#13
karmenzsofia Life is Plan Z Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Tarot Card Posts: 14,889	Looks too much like Chanel to me, and too pretty for a man, if you ask me.
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