Until recently if you carried a bag to the office, you carried a briefcase, but no longer.
Sales of traditional briefcases are falling and are being replaced by messenger bags.
Over the last couple of years messenger bags have developed from simple cross bags favoured by bicycle messengers to purpose built laptop carriers.
They come in a variety of materials including leather, hemp, cotton and man-made materials, but they all have one purpose – to carry around the increasing number of gadgets we all have.
Messenger bags have developed quickly to accommodate not just laptops, but mobile phones, I-pods and other assorted gadgetry – anything to stop what http://www.Blokesbags.co.uk founder David Gledhill describes as bulging pocket syndrome.
"There is nothing worse than seeing a man in a well cut suit with bulges in all the wrong places," he said "Before gadgets became popular briefcases were the solution, but now everyone appreciates the convenience of the messenger bag"
Messenger bags can be worn across the body or on the shoulder and are typically rectangular in shape with a large flap over which is secured more often than not by magnetic poppers. Inside there are numerous pockets and compartments each designed with a gadget in mind.
The similarity to the briefcase can also be striking, but the messenger bag always comes with a shoulder strap, not a handle.
"Some manufacturers have added shoulder straps to their briefcases, but the true messenger is the one that is winning out,"said David "After all who wants to carry a bag like their Dad's?" he added.
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