Thom Browne iPad Briefcase

Archive and update: Originally published 22 August 2011. Historical prices, stock and launch language are not current offers. Reader guidance added 8 October 2026; this is not a new hands-on product test.

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Original archive report

We’ve looked at the Thom Browne iPad case before and we’ve seen the Thom Browne briefcase before, so here they are married in one handsome package called the “iPad Briefcase.”

Having all the elegance you would expect from Thom Browne, the soft leather case, fully opens to reveal an inner iPad compartment, as well as a bevvy of pockets and pouches for additional office stuff.

Setting this one apart from other laptop cases is that when closed, it can be secured with a large brass, briefcase lock. Completed with Thom Browne’s signature stripes, you will leave very few peers wondering, just how refined you are. Available online.