The traditional hard-sided briefcase with a lock is still produced — in high-gloss black crocodile at Gucci, for example — but as Gonzalez points out, it has become "more accessory than necessity.

Neither the price (a cool six grand) nor the weight (a biceps-building 12 pounds) of Tumi's Tegra-Lite Bulletproof Attaché is for the faint of heart. But a select few—only 28 are being made ...

Briefcases for any budget When you’re in the workplace, you want to look professional, and you can’t do that with a Hello Kitty backpack. Though the idea of a briefcase may bring to mind movie ...

Leather briefcases When you’re in a professional environment, you can’t be taken seriously if you show up with a kid’s backpack or cheap tote bag. Whether you’re an attorney… ...

Thanks to the past decade's loosening-up of on-the-clock style rules (look boss: no socks!) the days where everyone carries a snap lock attaché case are long over.

Wait, Don't Forget Your Briefcase ILLUSTRATION: Travis Rathbone for The Wall Street Journal, Styling by Tasha Green, Model: Shane Duffy/Carmen Hand Model Management. BRIEFCASES ARE SERIOUS.

Briefcases for any budget When you’re in the workplace, you want to look professional, and you can’t do that with a Hello Kitty backpack. Though the idea of a briefcase may bring to mind movie ...

I thought about this when Cho took the $25,000 crocodile briefcase out of a locked glass case and handed it to me. I thought about Naoyuki Komatsu, the craftsman who works tirelessly to hand-make ...