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Can we take a moment to appreciate the men from The Little Mermaid

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Behind the Scenes of The Little Mermaid - Mermen & Mermaids

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Reece King, Billy Langdon, and Marcus Hodson attending the Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards (2021)

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ISSUE ONE

COVER by Frederic Monceau

Standard Edition HERE

DIGITAL EDITION HERE

DELUXE EDITION HERE

Size US Letter, 8.5×11 in, 22×28 cm 92 Pages

ISBN

Publish Date Jun 19, 2017

Language English

Softcover: 9781389925856

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Marcus Hodson Coitus Magazine 2016

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JON Magazine 31 - Marcus Hodson by Eddie Blagbrough Styling by Stephen Conway + RUFSKIN 

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Film Recomended Untuk Ditonton

Film Recomended Untuk Ditonton - Tahun 2020 menjadi tahun yang menarik di dunia perfilman dunia. Beberapa film franchise, siap muncul lagi bersama cerita yang lebih fresh atau jadi sekadar untuk nostalgia belaka. Mulai dari James Bond yang barangkali dapat dibintangi paling akhir kali oleh Daniel Craig, Duo detektif berandalan di Bad Boys, sampai Tom "Maverick" Cruise di Top Gun: Maverick.

Bad Boys for Life

Bad Boys for Life merupakan seri ketiga dari film Bad Boys. Kali ini, film selanjutnya mengisahkan tentang aksi pasangan detektif Mike Lowrey (diperankan Will Smith) dan detektif Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence). Semula, mereka tak lagi menjadi rekan dalam satu misi sebab Burnett udah tua dan menjabat sebagai inspektur.

Mike, sapaan karib Michael, ditugaskan untuk menggerakkan misi bersama sekelompok polisi muda. Misi selanjutnya tidak terjadi bersama lancar supaya Mike akhirnya dipersatukan lagi bersama Burnett.

Film bergenre komedi aksi ini merupakan sekuel dari Bad Boys rilis terhadap (1995) dan Bad Boys 2 (2003). Menurut keterangan, rentang saat yang cukup jauh dari film di awalnya sebab persoalan bujet.

Film Bad Boys ketiga dikatakan udah dibahas sesudah keberhasilan yang kedua, bersama Michael Bay memperlihatkan tertarik untuk lagi ke kursi sutradara, namun keterbatasan anggaran mempersulitnya.

Film ini disutradarai Adil El Arbi dan Bilal Fallah yang di awalnya menyutradarai film Snowfall (2017) dan Patser (2018). Bad Boys for Life juga dibintangi oleh Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Paola Núñez, Kate del Castillo, Nicky Jam, dan Joe Pantoliano.

Birds of Prey

Film Birds of Prey secara formal tayang di Indonesia terhadap 5 Februari 2020. Berikut sinopsis film lepasan tentang karakter antihero Harley Quinn yang dibintangi Margot Robbie.

Birds of Prey mengambil latar sesudah peristiwa dalam Suicide Squad, di mana Harley Quinn kini diceritakan udah meninggalkan Joker. Di saat bersamaan, Roman Sionis, seorang penguasa kejahatan narsis yang dikenal sebagai Black Mask, memburu seorang gadis muda bernama Cassandra Cain. Kota Gotham pun kewalahan mencarinya.

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) adalah film dari DC Extended Universe yang terlalu fokus terhadap Harley. Ia merupakan salah satu personel perempuan di kelompok penjahat Suicide Squad. Dalam Suicide Squad (2016) ia dilukiskan sebagai kekasih Joker yang selamanya berada di bawah bayang-bayang sang pacar.

Dalam Birds of Prey, Mary Elizabeth Winstead berperan sebagai Helena Bertinelli dengan sebutan lain Huntress, Jurnee Smollett-Bell sebagai Black Canary, Rosie Perez sebagai Renne Montoya, Ella Jay Basco sebagai Cassandra Cain, Chris Messina sebagai Victor Zsasz, dan Ewan McGregor sebagai Roman Sionis, dengan sebutan lain Black Mask. Naskah film ini ditulis oleh Christina Hodson.

Sonic the Hedgehog

Film yang diadaptasi dari video gim produksi Sega ini menceritakan usaha Sonic melarikan diri baik di planetnya dan Bumi. Berikut sinopsis lengkap film Sonic the Hedgehog.

Sonic merupakan landak biru luar angkasa yang bisa berlari bersama kecepatan supersonik. Sonic mengerti dirinya dicari suku Echidnas untuk kepentingan kekuasaan.

Salah satu pengawal, sang burung hantu Longclaw, memberinya sekantong cincin yang bisa membuka portal ke planet lain. Cincin itu digunakan Sonic untuk pergi ke Bumi dan menyelamatkan dari Echidnas. Selama di Bumi, tepatnya di Green Hills, Sonic nikmati kehidupan rahasianya.

Di sedang peristiwa bahagia tersebut, Sonic tak sengaja mengeluarkan kekuatan dari bulu-bulunya dan memicu listrik kota padam. Hal itu memicu kegalauan pemerintah Amerika Serikat, yang kemudian mengirimkan Dr. Ivo Robotnik, dokter aneh dan jenius untuk melacak mengerti penyebab listrik padam.

Bagai terlepas kandang singa masuk kandang buaya, Sonic lagi menjadi 'buronan'.

Kembali diburu banyak pihak, Sonic menghendaki bantuan kepada idolanya, Sheriff Tom Wachowski dan istrinya yang seorang dokter hewan, Maddie. Namun, Sonic tak mengerti Sheriff Tom dan Maddie sesungguhnya dapat langsung pindah ke San Francisco dalam saat dekat.

Sonic The Hedgehog diisi nada oleh sejumlah artis ternama jadi dari Ben Shwartz (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) sebagai Sonic, Jim Carrey (Bruce Almighty) sebagai Dr. Robotnik, James Marsden (X-Men) sebagai Sherif Tom, dan juga Tika Sumpter (Ride Along) sebagai Maddie.

The Invisible Man

Sutradara Leigh Whannell lagi menebar teror kepada pemirsa lewat film horor yang kali ini bertajuk The Invisible Man. Film selanjutnya mengisahkan serangan psikologis dan fisik yang dirasakan sang karakter utama dari orang tak terlihat. Berikut sinopsis The Invisible Man.

The Invisible Man di awali dari Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) yang terjerat dalam hubungan pernikahan tak sehat bersama Adrian (Oliver Jackson), seorang ilmuwan pandai dan kaya raya. Cecilia sepanjang ini selamanya menjadi korban kekerasan bersama kehidupan di bawah pengecekan suami.

The Invisible Man merupakan film sci-fi horror yang disutradarai Leigh Whannell. Ia di awalnya berduet bersama James Wan menuliskan cerita beberapa film horor hit layaknya Saw (2004), Dead Silence (2007), Insidious (2010) dan Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), dan juga menyutradarai The Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015).

Onward

Tom Holland dan Chris Pratt dapat lagi berpetualang bersama. Kali ini, mereka dapat menjadi pengisi nada dua karakter peri (elf) dalam film animasi Onward yang diproduksi Pixar Animation Studios untuk Walt Disney. Berikut sinopsis film Onward yang dapat tayang terhadap 4 Maret 2020.

Dahulu kala, dunia penuh bersama keajaiban. Namun sejalan berjalannya waktu, teknologi jadi berkembang sampai akhirnya sihir dan mantra jadi dilupakan. Hingga suatu hari, Ian (Tom Holland) dan Barley Lightfoot (Chris Pratt) menerima sebuah misi untuk mendapatkan lagi sisa-sisa keajaiban tersebut.

Hal selanjutnya di awali saat Ian berulang tahun yang ke-16. Sang ibu (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) memberi mengerti Ian dan Barley punya hadiah pribadi dari papa mereka. Hadiah selanjutnya baru boleh diberikan saat mereka berdua udah berusia 16 tahun.

Ayah Ian dan Barley, Wilden Lightfoot (Kyle Bornheimer) ternyata memberi mereka tongkat ajaib, batu permata dan surat. Dalam surat tersebut, Wilden menyatakan hadiahnya bisa memicu Ian dan Barley berkesempatan bertemu dengannya lagi dalam 24 jam bersama cara menyatakan mantra ajaib.

Hal itu bagaikan hadiah terindah bagi Ian. Sebab, ia sama sekali tak punya kenangan apapun tentang ayahnya. Ketika Ian lahir, ayahnya udah tiada. Ian langsung mengambil tongkat selanjutnya dan membaca mantra ajaib.

Perlahan tongkat selanjutnya memperlihatkan keajaiban. Sepatu, kaki, sampai pinggang papa Ian dan Barley terbentuk. Namun, keajaiban selanjutnya terhenti supaya badan sampai kepala Wilden Lightfoot tak terbentuk.

Barley menyatakan mereka perlu jalankan petualangan melacak batu permata baru supaya bagian tubuh sang papa bisa terbentuk sempurna. Hanya berbekal satu tongkat ajaib dan pengetahuan tentang mantra dari gim, Ian dan Barley mengawali petualangan seru dan penuh emosi.

Sutradara Onward, Dan Scanlon, menyatakan Onward punya kisah unik yang belum pernah diangkat Pixar dan Disney sebelumnya. Scanlon memperlihatkan film selanjutnya terinspirasi dari hubungan bersama saudara laki-lakinya. 

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Male Colours, photography by Amy Astor for HUF Magazinehttp://hufmagazine.com/male-colours-photography-by-amy-astor-for-huf-magazine/

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Found this fan edit on IG credit to CodyLovesEric found some of the clips that were used are from a project that has to do with perfume. I will link original site & video as well, pretty damn good edit hell you honestly can't even tell it's not Cody and Eric cause these two guys who are Marcus Hodson & Charlie look so much like them!!!

Original site referencing the film actors used ect..

Original video used

Here is the photo of a still from the video of Marcus & Charlie... Note I know Cody doesn't have an earring but hot damn I swear these two could pass for Cody and Eric no questions asked. The pic was actually posted in a Cody Fern/Michael Langdon group on Facebook. The person that posted it somehow linked it to Cody & Eric so not sure if at some point it had been posted somewhere by one of them (although did look on IG and didn't see it. I know Eric has Twitter but not looked there. And actually seen a post that Cody could possibly have Facebook but not sure if it's legit or if he really does have one) anyway figured I would share this cause it's actually pretty fucking hot so enjoy guys 😉😈😍😘

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GFW 18 Model: Marcus Hodson

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Reece King x Billy Langdon x Marcus Hodson

Behind-the-scenes for Attitude Magazine (2021)

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Three Breweries That Take Their Barbecue Seriously – Texas Monthly

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The craft beer and barbecue movements in Texas have grown hand in hand over the past decade. Despite the similar devotion of their fans and dedication of their practitioners, however, they haven’t exactly had a symbiotic relationship but for the occasional barbecue truck parked outside of a brewery. San Antonio’s Granary ’Cue & Brew, which opened in 2012, received national acclaim for its handcrafted beers and barbecue before closing in 2019. Over the years, other notable operations serving both items appeared on the Texas scene, including Cowtown Brewing Co., in Fort Worth, and Brick Vault Brewery and Barbecue, in Marathon. The natural progression has since continued, with more brewers pairing their pints with smoked meats, spurred in part by the pandemic. (Barbecue proved particularly resilient during the dining restrictions, while craft beer production fell for the first time in recent history.) Here are three  joints that do both well.

The South BBQ brisket served at Weathered Souls.

Photograph by Mackenzie Smith Kelley

Marcus Baskerville pours a pint of the Ladder Werk lager at Weathered Souls Brewing Company, in San Antonio.

Photograph by Mackenzie Smith Kelley

Left: The South BBQ brisket served at Weathered Souls.

Photograph by Mackenzie Smith Kelley

Top: Marcus Baskerville pours a pint of the Ladder Werk lager at Weathered Souls Brewing Company, in San Antonio.

Photograph by Mackenzie Smith Kelley

Weathered Souls Brewing Company

San Antonio

Mike Holt is relieved to have customers back in his taproom, near San Antonio’s airport. “It’s meant to be a real communal, conversational environment,” he says of Weathered Souls, so shutting down during the pandemic was more than just a monetary drag. At the beginning of 2020, Holt and co-owner Marcus Baskerville had welcomed one of the city’s best barbecue joints, South BBQ, to take over the kitchen. The new menu was slashed back to just take-out burgers and appetizers until the doors reopened for diners later in the year. 

The O.G. Burger is no slouch. Andrew Samia, owner of South BBQ, uses Prime-grade brisket trim for the smashed burger (get the double), which comes on a soft bun with all the fixings. On the lighter side is the brisket-stuffed avocado. Okay, it’s not that light, but the perfectly ripe fruit comes nestled in a delicately dressed arugula salad. On top are chopped brisket, jalapeño salsa verde, cilantro, and queso fresco. 

Baskerville, who also serves as brewmaster, notes that their tap choices cover the spectrum, from the crisp Hardwood Classic pilsner to the Black Is Beautiful imperial stout. Baskerville created an international movement with his Black Is Beautiful initiative to promote racial equity; breweries around the world followed his stout recipe and donated all the proceeds from their iterations to social-justice nonprofits. The beer has become part of the Weathered Souls identity and brought in a more diverse crowd. Baskerville most enjoys a glass of it all on its own. “I wouldn’t pair that with barbecue, because more than likely you’re not going to finish your meal,” he jokes. He recommends a meat pairing with the West Coast IPA or the Castling schwarzbier, a dark lager I liked so much that I brought home a couple of crowlers—large aluminum cans filled with beer from the taps.

The smoked jackfruit (left) and MacRib sandwiches and a brown ale at Intrinsic Smokehouse and Brewery, in Garland.Photograph by Daniel Vaughn

Intrinsic Smokehouse and Brewery

Garland

Cary Hodson and his wife, Molly Malone, opened their joint on December 5, 2015—his thirtieth birthday as well as the anniversary of the Twenty-first Amendment’s ratification, which repealed Prohibition in 1933. You could say Hodson was born to brew beer. He loves barbecue too, so when deciding which route to take for his new venture, he chose both.

Intrinsic had naysayers in the beginning. Hodson remembers meat aficionados complaining, “They’re a brewery, so they don’t take the barbecue seriously,” and vice versa from the beer nerds. But time has validated his initial instincts. Brewmaster Travis Ehlers increased Intrinsic’s beer offerings from 6 to 21, and pitmaster Joshua Browning revamped a once simple barbecue menu to include an array of specialty sandwiches, including vegetarian options such as the smoked jackfruit, whose flavor is remarkably similar to that of pulled pork. There’s also a Sunday brunch.

After the pandemic hit, Intrinsic expanded its canned beer selection so it could offer more brews to go, a move that also helped its barbecue sales as diners searched for one-stop shops. For pairings, I would suggest the Froot Tart, a cherry-lime Berliner weisse, to cut through the richness of the fatty brisket, or the Tree House Brown, a classic brown ale, to go alongside the MacRib sandwich (macaroni and cheese mixed with deboned rib meat). When you leave, crack another beer to enjoy as you walk around Garland’s recently revitalized downtown, where open containers are allowed.

A hefeweizen at Nueces Brewing Company, in Corpus Christi.Photograph by Daniel Vaughn

Nueces Brewing Company

Corpus Christi

On a trip to Corpus Christi shortly after the February Texas freeze, the only palm trees I saw that had any color left were the ones painted on the exterior of downtown’s Nueces Brewing Company. They’re an homage to Tradewinds Ford, the car dealership that occupied the site until it closed decades ago. Owners Brandon Harper and Cale Moore knew it was the right building for the brewery they opened in 2019, but they didn’t envision using the parking lot to hold a smoker until later.

“When we opened, we had no intention of doing food,” Harper says. Their goal was to “make beer that the guys who had never really been exposed to craft beer may actually like.” Their original Mexican lager and the ultralight Supremo remain the most popular choices on draft, but they offer more creative options too, such as the salty and sour mango gose and the Malay Brown Ale, brewed with cardamom and coffee.

Barbecue entered the picture after COVID-19 restrictions for brewery taprooms began more than a year ago. The pair decided they would “do whatever we have to do to be a restaurant,” Harper says. Beer sales were down anyway after Nueces transformed into a to-go-only operation selling crowlers. “It took about 45 days from the time [the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission] told us we could only do beer to go to open back up as a restaurant,” Harper recalls proudly. They turned an old mop closet into a kitchen and acquired a couple of smokers.

Now the barbecue is almost as popular as the beer, especially during the week. The menu features the usual meats and sides, but the brisket nachos scratch the bar-food itch after a cold glass of the dark schwarzbier, which tastes lighter than it looks. Dubbed “Nacho Mountain,” the tray is massive and comes topped with brisket, cheddar cheese, pickled jalapeños, pico de gallo, and sour cream.

This article originally appeared in the June 2021 issue of Texas Monthly with the headline “Beer and Barbecue: A Natural Pairing.” Subscribe today.

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Best Professional Bags and Briefcases for Women Lawyers

Well designed, fashionable, professional-yet-functional bags and briefcases for women are so hard to find. I surveyed over 500 women lawyers on email lists, Facebook, and Twitter, in order to compile this list of briefcases for women. The list includes a wide range of names, styles, colors, and interesting lesser-known brands, all of which can accommodate a laptop.

These are my three rules for a well-designed bag for lawyers:

Related “How to Dress Like a Lawyer” “Lawyer Lifestyle” “The Best Briefcases for Male Lawyers”

Strap. Some bags don’t come with straps, which means you have to carry it in your hand. This is impractical and annoying. You often need both hands to grab something out of your bag, and you can’t do that if you have to carry the bag by the handle instead of over your shoulder. (Bonus points if the strap doesn’t dig into your shoulder, especially right over a bra strap.)

Functional. This obviously depends on what you need to carry. I tend to travel light and often the most I need to squeeze into a bag is a laptop and a one-inch folder (along with the usual woman stuff like makeup). Carefully considering how much room you need and what you will be carrying will make your briefcase more lovable in the long term. Another nice-to-have feature is a bag with feet that can stand on its own. It is nice to be able to set down your bag without worrying about it falling over.

Feels good and/or feminine. When I graduated from law school, I had a men’s Coach briefcase. I bought it because I loved the feel of the leather, it was highly functional, and it was well built. Back then, I wanted a bag that will help me blend in and having a bag that looked similar to the ones my male counterpart was carrying helped me feel more comfortable. As I matured and became more comfortable as a lawyer, I felt it was important to bring more of myself and my personality not only to what I what I wore, but to all aspects of my law practice. Having a bag that I felt comfortable carrying, with the right blend of femininity and function, became more important to me. I didn’t want to be a generic lawyer, and leaving behind the men’s Coach briefcase was one small step towards finding my footing.

The balance between professional, functional, and not too frumpy or too sexy makes it a challenge to find a briefcase or bag. The recommendations from the lawyers I surveyed were mostly a variation on the traditional briefcase or tote. There were also many suggestions for rolling bags, which are especially helpful if you have to carry a lot of weight and negotiate high heels at the same time.

Best Women’s Professional Bags Under $100

I was certainly not the only lawyer to leave behind the “masculine” bag and traded it in for a more feminine one. Here’s what Maureen Hodson, attorney at Hunsucker Goodstein said about her Kenneth Cole Hit a Triple bag:

Kenneth Cole Hit a Triple Tote – $49

For years I used a really ugly masculine bag and longed for something more feminine. I found it about a year ago, and though inexpensive, this has served me well. 

Hodson recommended this bag not only because of how it looks but because of its function:

I like that it has dedicated space for both an ipad and laptop, with plenty of room for legal pads and a redwell or two. The external pockets are great for dropping my office keys into. The center compartment (which holds the laptop) unzips all the way, which is really nice for when you need to stack a bunch of stuff in there!

Another brand that falls into the feminine yet functional bag is from Solo. I included it because they have a large collection under $100. Here’s the Solo Jay:

Solo Jay – $58

Best Women’s Professional Bags for $100-$250

Another big factor in considering the bag is how it feels against the body. I love bags that hugs the body, like this Piel Hobo laptop bag:

Piel Hobo – $148

It has wider straps and hugs the shoulder and allows the bag to sit in between the arm and the side of the body. It also comes in 4 colors, which is always an added bonus.

Many of the women lawyers I interviewed chose men’s briefcases. It makes sense in many ways. They’re functional, there are lots of options, and it does the job — carrying your stuff from point A to point B with ease and comfort.

Of all the men’s bags recommendations, my favorite one was the Knomo Henderson bag:

Knomo Henderson – $250

Lisette Sell, attorney at Cooley LLP, said she chose this bag because it is “feminine and functional.” She “wanted a bag that was just the right size. Wanted more than just a laptop bag but didn’t want a large clunky bag. I am not very big/tall and didn’t want to have to haul around a bulky bag.”

Unlike all the other bags listed in this post, this Michael Kors Jet Set bag isn’t specifically for a laptop, although you can place a laptop in the middle compartment. Oftentimes, you’re limited to one or two colors when it comes to professional bags. The Jet Set bags comes in three sizes and dozens of colors and patterns:

Michael Kors Jet Set – $225

Professional Women’s Bags for $250 to $1,000

I received two recommendations for MZ Wallace bags. Both lawyers described their MZ as durable and functional:

MZ Wallace Metro Tote – $300

Jodi Swick, partner at Edison, McDowell & Hetherington llp said,

It will hold several folders of documents (or a binder), a laptop and a pair of shoes. It also has outside pockets for your phone, pens, etc. Mine has literally been around the world.

Tumi has one of the best collection of women’s briefcases, and there were multiple votes for Tumi bags, both for style and function. As Shoshana Chazan, attorney at Sodexo, Inc., puts it:

Tumi has some great options. I have an old one that, even after the dog used it as a chew toy at one point, still looks (and works) great.

Erin McDermit, attorney at Shuman Snyder said,

Tumi is all I have ever used. quality and simple/classic styles.

The Tumi Sinclair is just the right size, black, and goes with everything. Like most of the other Tumi bags, it is highly functional, with a large interior compartment that is great for bulky files:

Tumi Sinclair – $545

Professional Women’s Bags Over $1,000

There are obviously well-known luxury brands in the over-$1,000 club, like the classic Louis Vuitton Neverfull:

Louis Vuitton Neverfull – $2899

For your best Olivia Pope impression, bring the classic Prada Saffiano Lux Executive Tote to a settlement conference:

Prada Saffiano Tote – $1999

NOTE: As of this writing, the Prada Saffiano Tote is no longer available on Amazon, though you can still find it at Neiman Marcus or Prada.

Best Overall Professional Women’s Bag

If you have the budget, the absolutely best professional bag is made to order by master leather craftsman Myron Glaser.

Elizabeth A. Frohlich, partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, said:

I loooooove this work tote that I have used every day and for court for 8 years, and still get compliments. I am a BigLaw partner, so need something that can go formal, too. It is very expensive, but is a real workhorse, made of delicious leather. Mine is black with silver hardware. Myron Glaser at Glaser Designs will customize, too.

Glaser Designs Custom Totes – $1,000-$2,000+

The best women’s professional bag is a custom tote handmade by Myron Glaser of Glaser Designs in San Francisco.

Rating: 5 (out of 5)

Best Women’s Bag: Glaser Designs Custom Tote Bag, reviewed by Jeena Cho on November 30, 2015 based on an earlier article written by Staci Zaretsky on April 15th, 2011.

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Best Professional Bags and Briefcases for Women Lawyers

Well designed, fashionable, professional-yet-functional bags and briefcases for women are so hard to find. I surveyed over 500 women lawyers on email lists, Facebook, and Twitter, in order to compile this list of briefcases for women. The list includes a wide range of names, styles, colors, and interesting lesser-known brands, all of which can accommodate a laptop.

These are my three rules for a well-designed bag for lawyers:

Related “How to Dress Like a Lawyer” “Lawyer Lifestyle” “The Best Briefcases for Male Lawyers”

Strap. Some bags don’t come with straps, which means you have to carry it in your hand. This is impractical and annoying. You often need both hands to grab something out of your bag, and you can’t do that if you have to carry the bag by the handle instead of over your shoulder. (Bonus points if the strap doesn’t dig into your shoulder, especially right over a bra strap.)

Functional. This obviously depends on what you need to carry. I tend to travel light and often the most I need to squeeze into a bag is a laptop and a one-inch folder (along with the usual woman stuff like makeup). Carefully considering how much room you need and what you will be carrying will make your briefcase more lovable in the long term. Another nice-to-have feature is a bag with feet that can stand on its own. It is nice to be able to set down your bag without worrying about it falling over.

Feels good and/or feminine. When I graduated from law school, I had a men’s Coach briefcase. I bought it because I loved the feel of the leather, it was highly functional, and it was well built. Back then, I wanted a bag that will help me blend in and having a bag that looked similar to the ones my male counterpart was carrying helped me feel more comfortable. As I matured and became more comfortable as a lawyer, I felt it was important to bring more of myself and my personality not only to what I what I wore, but to all aspects of my law practice. Having a bag that I felt comfortable carrying, with the right blend of femininity and function, became more important to me. I didn’t want to be a generic lawyer, and leaving behind the men’s Coach briefcase was one small step towards finding my footing.

The balance between professional, functional, and not too frumpy or too sexy makes it a challenge to find a briefcase or bag. The recommendations from the lawyers I surveyed were mostly a variation on the traditional briefcase or tote. There were also many suggestions for rolling bags, which are especially helpful if you have to carry a lot of weight and negotiate high heels at the same time.

Best Women’s Professional Bags Under $100

I was certainly not the only lawyer to leave behind the “masculine” bag and traded it in for a more feminine one. Here’s what Maureen Hodson, attorney at Hunsucker Goodstein said about her Kenneth Cole Hit a Triple bag:

Kenneth Cole Hit a Triple Tote – $49

For years I used a really ugly masculine bag and longed for something more feminine. I found it about a year ago, and though inexpensive, this has served me well. 

Hodson recommended this bag not only because of how it looks but because of its function:

I like that it has dedicated space for both an ipad and laptop, with plenty of room for legal pads and a redwell or two. The external pockets are great for dropping my office keys into. The center compartment (which holds the laptop) unzips all the way, which is really nice for when you need to stack a bunch of stuff in there!

Another brand that falls into the feminine yet functional bag is from Solo. I included it because they have a large collection under $100. Here’s the Solo Jay:

Solo Jay – $58

Best Women’s Professional Bags for $100-$250

Another big factor in considering the bag is how it feels against the body. I love bags that hugs the body, like this Piel Hobo laptop bag:

Piel Hobo – $148

It has wider straps and hugs the shoulder and allows the bag to sit in between the arm and the side of the body. It also comes in 4 colors, which is always an added bonus.

Many of the women lawyers I interviewed chose men’s briefcases. It makes sense in many ways. They’re functional, there are lots of options, and it does the job — carrying your stuff from point A to point B with ease and comfort.

Of all the men’s bags recommendations, my favorite one was the Knomo Henderson bag:

Knomo Henderson – $250

Lisette Sell, attorney at Cooley LLP, said she chose this bag because it is “feminine and functional.” She “wanted a bag that was just the right size. Wanted more than just a laptop bag but didn’t want a large clunky bag. I am not very big/tall and didn’t want to have to haul around a bulky bag.”

Unlike all the other bags listed in this post, this Michael Kors Jet Set bag isn’t specifically for a laptop, although you can place a laptop in the middle compartment. Oftentimes, you’re limited to one or two colors when it comes to professional bags. The Jet Set bags comes in three sizes and dozens of colors and patterns:

Michael Kors Jet Set – $225

Professional Women’s Bags for $250 to $1,000

I received two recommendations for MZ Wallace bags. Both lawyers described their MZ as durable and functional:

MZ Wallace Metro Tote – $300

Jodi Swick, partner at Edison, McDowell & Hetherington llp said,

It will hold several folders of documents (or a binder), a laptop and a pair of shoes. It also has outside pockets for your phone, pens, etc. Mine has literally been around the world.

Tumi has one of the best collection of women’s briefcases, and there were multiple votes for Tumi bags, both for style and function. As Shoshana Chazan, attorney at Sodexo, Inc., puts it:

Tumi has some great options. I have an old one that, even after the dog used it as a chew toy at one point, still looks (and works) great.

Erin McDermit, attorney at Shuman Snyder said,

Tumi is all I have ever used. quality and simple/classic styles.

The Tumi Sinclair is just the right size, black, and goes with everything. Like most of the other Tumi bags, it is highly functional, with a large interior compartment that is great for bulky files:

Tumi Sinclair – $545

Professional Women’s Bags Over $1,000

There are obviously well-known luxury brands in the over-$1,000 club, like the classic Louis Vuitton Neverfull:

Louis Vuitton Neverfull – $2899

For your best Olivia Pope impression, bring the classic Prada Saffiano Lux Executive Tote to a settlement conference:

Prada Saffiano Tote – $1999

NOTE: As of this writing, the Prada Saffiano Tote is no longer available on Amazon, though you can still find it at Neiman Marcus or Prada.

Best Overall Professional Women’s Bag

If you have the budget, the absolutely best professional bag is made to order by master leather craftsman Myron Glaser.

Elizabeth A. Frohlich, partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, said:

I loooooove this work tote that I have used every day and for court for 8 years, and still get compliments. I am a BigLaw partner, so need something that can go formal, too. It is very expensive, but is a real workhorse, made of delicious leather. Mine is black with silver hardware. Myron Glaser at Glaser Designs will customize, too.

Glaser Designs Custom Totes – $1,000-$2,000+

The best women’s professional bag is a custom tote handmade by Myron Glaser of Glaser Designs in San Francisco.

Rating: 5 (out of 5)

Best Women’s Bag: Glaser Designs Custom Tote Bag, reviewed by Jeena Cho on November 30, 2015 based on an earlier article written by Staci Zaretsky on April 15th, 2011.

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2019 Reading List updated Feb 11 March 4

READ SO FAR:

A Separation, Katie Kitamura (THE ENDING - how in one sentence, it captured the only question you were asking the entire book)

The Guest Cat, Takashi Hiraide (ALSO THE ENDING - WOW)

Solitude, Michael Harris

No One Tells You This, Glynnis MacNicol

It’s OK That You’re Not OK, Megan Devine

Such Good Work, Johannes Lichtman

The Light of the World, Elizabeth Alexander

Congratulations, by the Way

Very Good Lives, JK Rowling

Sick, Porochista Khakpour

Forest Dark, Nicole Krauss

HAVE ON THE SHELF:

Factfulness, Hans Rosling

Meditations, Marcus Aurelius

Heartbreaker, Claudia Dey

How to Be Alone, Jonathon Franzen

Art Objects, Jeanette Winterson

Washington Black, Esi Edugyan

Heartbreaker, Claudia Dey

Daylighting Chedoke, John Terpstra

The Young in One Another’s Arms, Jane Rule

Upstream, Mary Oliver

Heart Berries, Terese Marie Mailhot

Wade in the Water, Tracy K Smith

The Wrong Way to Save Your Life, Megan Stielstra

The Best American Essays 2018, ed. Hilton Als

INTENTIONAL STILL TO READ:

Hard Child, Natalie Shapero

Awe, Dorothea Lasky

Delicate Edible Birds, Lauren Groff

The Carrying, Ada Limon

Horse, Talley English

Freshwater, Akwaeke Emezi

Everything Under, Daisy Johnson

Against Everything, Mark Greif

Speedboat, Renata Adler

Cult of Loretta, Kevin Maloney

Let’s No One Get Hurt, Jon Pineda

The Boys, or, Waiting for the Electrician’s Daughter, John Terpstra

How Will You Measure Your Life, Clayton M. Christensen

A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan

Inadvertent, Karl Ove Knausgaard

Becoming, Michelle Obama

Spring Garden, Tomoka Shibasaki

Insane, Rainald Goetz

Why Did I Ever, Mary Robison

Through Clenched Teeth (Triangle House incl. Sarah Manguso)

Call Me Zebra, Azareen van der Vliet Oloomi

Here’s Your Hat What’s Your Hurry, Elizabeth McCracken

The Accidental Memoir, Eve Makis and Anthony Cropper

I am Her Tribe, Danielle Doby

Nirliit, Juliana LT

Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Milkman, Anna Burns

THE PILE OF HALF-READ BOOKS THAT I AM HOLDING OFF ON FINISHING UNTIL MY HEAD IS IN THE RIGHT SPACE

Go, Went, Gone, Jenny Erpenbeck

Tell Me Everything You Don’t Remember, Christine Hyung-Oak Lee

Tonight I’m Someone Else, Chelsea Hodson

Decreation, Anne Carson

Bright Dead Things, Ada Limon

Eye Level, Jenny Xie

Certain American States, Catherine Lacey

Motherhood, Sheila Heti

Women Talking, Miriam Toews

Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter, Simone de Beauvoir

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Predicted Lineup against Lille: Kante and Odoi to start

Predicted Lineup against Lille: Kante and Odoi to start

Chelsea play their second match in the Champions League this night against Lille in the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in France

This is the predicted starting lineup

Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)

Cesar Azpilicueta

Christensen

Tomori

Marcus Alonso

Jorginho

Kante

Mount

Hodson-odoi

Willian

Tammy Abraham.