Suits you sir! City slickers smarten up again: Briefcases and ties make a comeback By Anne Ashworth and John Abiona Updated: 22:01, 20 May 2024 e-mail View comments Put away the tatty nylon backpack. The leather briefcase is back as men embrace more formal dressing for the workplace. This new preference for a more structured accessory comes as Marks & Spencer plans to seize more of the £935million tailoring market, in response to a pick-up in demand spurred by the return to the office and more extravagant weddings.
Ettinger, a family-owned London business, is reporting that sales of its luxury briefcases and elegant tote bags are now above their pre-Covid level. The need for such accessories fell when people were working from home. But there is now an interest in how to ‘Harvey Specter’ or upgrade your office wardrobe, with a designer briefcase to accompany a perfectly fitted suit.
Harvey Specter is the sharp-shooting lawyer in the hit drama series Suits, in which, as the name suggests, tailoring is a big thing. In the bag: Ettinger, a family-owned London business is reporting that sales of its luxury briefcases and elegant tote bags are now above their pre-Covid level Ettinger chief executive Robert Ettinger said: ‘I think city workers are still spending big on buying briefcases for work because it is a fashion statement.’ He is the son of Gerry Ettinger who founded the company in 1934.
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