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If you’re neither a doctor, nor will ever be one, with the Prada Cervo Zip Tote (available at Bergdorf Goodman for $1,950), you can at least look like you’re carrying around the tools necessary for an emergency tracheotomy (even if you don’t have a clue where the trachea is located).  With the aesthetic of a doctor’s bag and a unique gradient brown leather, the Prada Cervo is the perfect leather zip tote in which to carry whatever your day (or night) requires to get through it in one piece.

Accessories, Bags, Leather Goods, Style

Standing outside this morning waiting for the crosstown bus, we realized it’s time for a much-needed escapade to significantly warmer climes.  Though it won’t be happening for us anytime soon, if you were smart enough to make plans that take you over international waters in the near future, show a little pride for the red, white and blue with the Valextra U.S.A. Passport Holder (available at Barneys for $295).  This passport holder comes in a grained, royal blue leather accented with red stitching and a contrasting cut-out image of the United States—a visually striking reminder of where you’re departing from before you head off to wherever you’re going (to get away from it all). 

And while we recognize the inherent perils of white leather (and just how few of us can pull it off), for those with the properly rakish demeanor and style quotient, the Valextra 6 Credit Card Wallet (available at Barneys for $370) is the ideal leather accessory (editor’s choice: white) to house all your important plastic and foreign currency as you work on little more than getting intimately reacquainted with that thing called sleep as you take in some sun, and thoughts of that thing called work, slowly start to dissipate.

Accessories, DS Recommends, Leather Goods, Leisure, Style, Travel

We’ve been on the lookout for a business card holder that’s more than just practical (which would probably explain why our business cards have occasionally looked worse for wear).  And there’s no doubt the Hermès Diabolo Card Case (available at Hermès for $335) is the ideal business card holder for those who want to add some significant style (and perhaps color) to a networking accessory that’s usually little more than a functional afterthought.  Made of beautifully grained Epsom calfskin leather and available in several colors (editor’s choice: orange), the Diabolo Card Case comes equipped with a sliding palladium “Clou de Selle” for easy business card removal.  And regardless of which color suits your temperament, the Diabolo makes a signature statement even before the card comes sliding out.  Now, let’s just hope your business card makes the same impression.

Accessories, Leather Goods, Style

Braids have been seen throughout history in both highbrow form (the Renoir painting “The Braid”) and lowbrow as well (friendship bracelets).  The one constant is that the braid remains a common form of individual expression, one that’s nicely exemplified in the Salvatore Ferragamo Braided Leather Belt (available at Saks Fifth Avenue for $203).  With its signature silvertone buckle and dark brown leather weaving, the Braided Leather Belt is understated and yet stylish in its detailed work—a smart alternative to the trite means of trouser suspension found elsewhere.

Belt, Leather Goods, Style

In an age where high-end, specialized denim has become a ubiquitous part of the sartorial landscape, it’s always refreshing to see a purveyor of said denim (i.e. 45rpm, a Japanese store specializing in selvedge denim) give us something else we can have comfortably resting about our hips—that is, an exceptional leather belt.  The 45rpm Leather Belt (available at 45rpm for $356) is the perfect combination of subtle detailed work and rugged simplicity.  Available in both a light brown and dark brown (editor’s choice: light brown), the mesh leather pattern is boldly offset by a chunky brass buckle and is the stylishly ideal means to keeping your britches up.

Belts, Leather Goods, Style