Best Leather Backpacks for Men
A leather backpack has to do double duty — formal enough for the office, practical enough for an actual commute. Here’s where each price tier gets you on this front.
The Carry List
Best Leather Holdalls & Weekend Bags for Men
A weekend bag gets thrown around more than any other bag you own — baggage handlers, car boots, hotel luggage racks. Here’s where to spend across the budget range without buying something that can’t take it.
Best Leather Briefcases for Men (2026)
From a £440 Cumbrian-made briefcase to a £4,100 hand-stitched Swaine attaché: the briefcases I cover, sorted by price, and where most people should stop spending.
Mismo: Brand Profile
Mismo is a husband-and-wife Danish design studio whose bags are actually made in Istanbul. It’s the most Scandinavian-minimalist brand on this list, and one of the more reasonably priced ones too.
Métier: Brand Profile
Métier was born from a missed train and a bag that made it worse — founder Melissa Morris built the brand around solving real carrying problems. It’s also, at current prices, one of the most expensive names on this list.
Valextra: Brand Profile
Valextra is one of the most expensive brands on this list — a Milan house built on hand-painted edges and exotic hides since 1937. Here’s what separates genuine Italian minimalist luxury from the rest of the field.
Chapman: Brand Profile
Chapman started making fishing and shooting bags on a kitchen table in Cumbria in 1984. It’s since become the most accessible genuinely-made-in-Britain brand on this list.
Carl Friedrik: Brand Profile
Two Swedish brothers couldn’t find a decent laptop case to give as a Christmas gift, so they started making their own in 2012. The pitch is Italian-made leather sold direct, without the retail markup — here’s what that gets you.
Dunhill: Brand Profile
Dunhill also started as a saddlery business, like Tusting and Swaine — but where those two stayed family-run, Dunhill is now part of the Richemont luxury conglomerate. Here’s what that ownership actually changes.
Swaine: Brand Profile
Swaine has been making things by hand in London since 1750, starting with hunting whips rather than bags. It’s also one of the most expensive brands on this list — here’s what that money actually buys.